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Education 10

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Blotter 11 From SPD reports

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Non Sequitur 11

Favorite cartoon

News of the Weird 12 Strange but true Earthweek 13

The week on your planet

Vibes Music Interview 14 Backseat Superstars

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Music Menu 16 Local gigs a la carte

Music Interview 14

Connect Recommends 18 Concerts of the week

Soundboard 24 Who’s playing and where

Culture Art Patrol 21

Cuisine 23 Personal Tech 26

Felipe’s Attack of the blogs Female aficionadoes

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Great Annual Fish Count What: Ever wonder which fish is which? Here’s a chance to learn to identify the fish in our coastal waters. Join the staff of the Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary and the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) for a seminar held as part of the international Great Annual Fish Count, which takes place throughout the month of July. Learn about local fish identification, behaviors and the research taking place off Georgia at Gray’s Reef. Space is limited and on a first-come basis.. When: Friday, June 24 from 6-8:30 p.m. Refreshments will be Where: Homewood available at 6 p.m. and the seminar will begin at 6:30 p.m.W Suites, Savannah Room, 5820 White Bluff Rd. Cost: Free. ◗

Thursday, June 23 AASU Presents Neil Simon’s The Star Spangled Girl (thru the weekend) What: Kick off America’s Independence Day celebration with the Armstrong Atlantic Department of Art, Music & Theatre’s presentation of Neil Simon’s The Star Spangled Girl. When: June 23-25 and 30 and July 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. and June 26 at 3 p.m. Where: AASU’s Jenkins Theater. Cost: $8. Call: 927-5381.

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Refreshments will be provided. When: June 25 from 8:30-11:30 a.m.

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Monster Jam Summer Heat at OSP What: The USHRA Monster Truck Show that visits the Georgia Dome in Atlanta every January is bringing its show to Pooler this weekend for three nights of carcrushing action at Oglethorpe Speedway Park. Monster truck drags, time trials and freestyle along with Quad Wars and a world-record attempt with a fourwheeler. When: Thursday, June 23, Friday, June 24, and Saturday, June 25. Gates open at 6 p.m. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Where: Oglethorpe Speedway Park on U.S. 80 in Pooler. Cost: $15 adults and $5 for ages 2-12.

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What: Come aboard with boat captain and naturalist guide Rene Heidt for a trip through the tidal salt marshes to observe dolphins, egrets, crabs and oysters -- all hard at work. Boat space is limited, and reservations are required. When: June 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost: $30 per person. Call: 897-5108 for information and reservations.

Tuesday, June 28 Tuesdays at Tybee Presents Birds at the Beach What: Diana Churchill, birding expert and guide for Ogeechee Audubon and Wilderness Southeast will present this program about birds that can be seen at the beach. When: June 28 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Tybee Island Community House on Campbell Avenue. Cost: Free. Call: 786-5917.

Sand Gnats Baseball What: The Savannah Sand Gnats take on the Charleston RiverDogs. When: June 23 at 7:05 p.m. Where: Grayson Stadium, East Victory Drive. Call: 351-9150.

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What: Fowl Brick Theater Company and Studio West Productions present this one-act dark comedy by John Guare. Cop-Out double-crosses a slapstick detective mystery with a true love dilemma between a cop and a protester. Will the detective find out “who done it?” Can the cop and protester work out their politics? And just who is Mr. Big? Laugh out loud, question your moral stances and be shocked as you watch two actors portray seven different characters. When: A preview performance is set for June 29.

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Superintendent Finalist Public Forum What: Savannah-Chatham County Public School District employees and community members will have a chance to question the four finalists for the position of Superintendent of Schools at two forums When: June 24. From 3-4:30 p.m. the Board of Education will conduct an open forum for employees of Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. From 6-8 p.m. the Board will hold a general open forum for members of the community to meet and question each of the finalists. Where: Both forums will be held in the auditorium at Sol C. Johnson High School, 3012 Sunset Boulevard. Cost: Free.

Lunchtime Concerts in the Squares What: Bring a sandwich and enjoy the tunes as the American Federation of Musicians presents performances ranging from ragtime to jazz. Up this week is the Victorian Ensemble. When: June 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: Wright Square. Cost: Free.

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What: Summer kicks off with a blast as the Coastal Heritage Society resumes daily cannon firings at Old Fort Jackson.

Uniformed soldiers will fire the fort’s reproduction Civil War mountain howitzer. The explosions will rock the Savannah River every day. When: Daily through Aug. 15 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. with an extra firing Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m. Where: Old Fort Jackson off President Extension. Cost: Regular admission is charged. Call: 2333945.

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fifty ships lying in Georgia state waters, ranging in size from small barges to 100-foot-long tugboats and huge 440-foot Liberty ships. Divers also enjoy swimming through fifty old New York City subway cars and an equal number of Army tanks resting on the seafloor. South Carolina waters are home to similar dive destinations.

The wrecks and other sunken objects attract spawning fish and other opportunistic organisms.

According to local dive master Gene Miles, “if we didn’t have the artificial reefs, you wouldn’t have many bottom–dwelling organisms. You’d have a sea of sand.

The wrecks are our way of attracting life.”

Many divers also enjoy the beautiful sea sponges, waving sea fans, and schools of fish that swarm around Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary. On a 2004 dive aimed at assessing the health of fish populations in the sanctuary, volunteer diver Sarah Goldman describes her time at Gray’s as “really cool diving. You get a mix of the tropical fish you’d see in Florida, and then also the more northern fish. It’s a neat mix.”

Goldman and her cohorts from the Reef Environmental Education Foundation, or REEF, made 24 dives in the sanctuary over the course of eight days in late August. I accompanied the REEF volunteers on one of these days, and marveled at the sight of thousands of fish swimming by so quickly the divers barely had time to make notes on their waterproof slates.

Strong offshore currents are another hazard. Diver Troy Montgomery recalls spending some dives “either latched on to a wreck or with my finger tips dug deep into the sand, feeling like a shirt in a stiff STRAP ON YOUR FINS, tighten your buoyancy com“I can tell you that it felt as though I was welcomed to breeze.” pensator vest, and adjust your mask. Take one last their world, that they were happy to see me and they Divers breath of salty sea air and jam the regulator in your wanted to play. The experience could only be described must also mouth. Give the signal and take the plunge…. as borderline spiritual.” contend You’re diving off Savannah. You’re entering another Other divers describe the clouds of tiny fish that often with world. obscure the sunlight shimmering down from the surface. scores of If this is your first dive here, there are a few things you Key Largo dive instructor Scott Fowler recounted anglers should know. The first should be obvious to anyone such a phenomenon he experienced during a recent dive seeking who’s ever waded off Tybee Island: the water here isn’t at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary twenty miles to hook the clearest in the world. Most local scuba diving expedioff Sapelo Island: the same Underwater note-taking during a fish count off tions will take you at least five or ten miles offshore. You “If you can imagine a shimmering silver curtain right in fish scuba Gray’s Reef have to go that far to get any kind of visibility. front of you, kind of blocking your view. Sometimes you folks want You’ll also have to face some serious currents, have to wave your hand through them to get them to part to see underwater, and it’s all too easy for divers to depending on where you dive and when. But if you’re so you can see other fish,” Fowler says. “People travel become entangled in cast-off fishing wire — or get hit by willing to cope with brownish-green water and kick a little thousands of miles and pay all the money to travel to Key a passing vessel if they surface too far from the dive harder to get where you’re going, you’re in for some truly Largo, when there’s a lot of stuff going on here that’s boat. On one recent trip to an artificial reef, my dive amazing diving. just as colorful and pretty.” group encountered 15 small boats, apparently fishing in a What makes Savannah diving so special? The fish, for By far, the most popular dive sites off the Georgia and tournament. We were forced to turn around and dive one thing. The underwater population here is packed South Carolina coasts are the artificial reefs — vessels somewhere else. with variety — and changes with the seasons. and other objects intentionally sunk to create habitats for There are plusses, too. Diving offshore here is much In summer, the shifting Gulf Stream brings an fish and marine mammals. easier and cheaper for local folks than piling into the car explosion of colorful tropicals to the area. One day you According to Henry Ansley of the Georgia for a long drive to more popular Florida dive sites. might fly underwater alongside a magnificent Manta Ray, Department of Natural Resources, there are more than Dive master Gene Miles points out local wrecks are enthralled by the hypnotic flapping of also more accessible to intermediate its wide wings; on another dive, you divers than are the more advanced might encounter another gentle giant — wrecks of the sunshine state.

If you’re interested in taking the plunge off our coast, there are people willing to help you. a 30-foot-long whale shark — as this “It’s just a different kind of diving,” TLC Charters (www.tlccharters.com; phone 912/884-6188) runs weekend dive trips out of Half biggest fish in the sea passes through says Miles. “If you’re looking for Moon Marina in Liberty Country.

Savannah dive shop Fantasia SCUBA (921-8933) also runs a the area in search of its microscopic something different, that’s what we boat out of Half Moon. You’ll pay $100 plus tank rental for a two-tank dive on either boat. food. have. Diving in Florida is like Wal-Mart.

Georgia Offshore Scuba Charters (www.scuba-market.com/charterboat.html; phone 756Sometimes, the fish here are so Everybody has the same thing.” ◗ 5260) in Richmond Hill offers trips aboard what the owner bills as the “fastest scuba charter thick you can barely see. Local diver Troy Montgomery remembers one dive: boat on the Georgia coast.” Prices on this boat vary according to the dive destination.

Michael Jordan holds a PADI If you’re new to the area and you’re looking for local folks to dive with, the Savannah Scuba “I was surrounded by a huge Advanced SCUBA Diver certification. and Spearfishing group is a great place to start.

Check them out at www.savannahscuba.net. tornado of amberjack. They completely He has written for the national magDive shops in Savannah sometimes charter local group dives.

Check with Zero Gravity enveloped me and turned as I did, tightazine Rodale’s Scuba Diving and coor(912.920-1155) or the Dive Locker and Ski Chalet ening and expanding their circle as I dinated the area’s first underwater (www.realpagessites.com/divinglockerandskichalet/; phone 927-6603).

There are also indeopened up or closed my physical satellite live shot from Gray’s Reef pendent SCUBA instructors in the area like Theresa Hiers (www.southeastscuba.com; phone space,” Montgomery says.

National Marine Sanctuary on WSAV. 604-1900), who occasionally offer local dive trips. ◗

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“WE WAS HAVEN’T FOUND where the would also have to possess “detection THERE bomb is. We still think it’s irretrievably tools as good as ours.” This is not the lost,” said Dr. Billy Mullins, an Air Force kind of operation that could be conAssociate Director of Strategic Security ducted clandestinely, he said. to an assembled group of reporters at a If you see somebody dredging out in meeting in downtown Savannah this past Wassaw Sound, call the authorities, he Friday. added.

Mullins’ report is the final chapter in a Mullins also said the surrounding sea September 2004 search for the lost Mark water will have caused a considerable 15 nuclear weapon dropped in Wassaw amount of decay in the Mark 15. It is not Sound from a military air craft in 1958. good material for a “dirty bomb,” he said.

Last year’s search was a joint venture The September search involved three involving the U.S. Air Force, the Defense boats which combed an area of Wassaw Threat Reduction Agency, the American Sound about the size of four football Sea Shore fields. Twelve Underwater sea bed Recovery samples were Expedition, the taken. While Georgia Mullins conDepartment of cedes that there Natural is a “hump” of Resources, the high radiation in Department of the surveyed Energy, and other area, it agencies. doesn’t For years, local indicate a personalities like nuclear Derek Duke and weapon, he Harris Parker have A private sector researcher during the June 2004 insisted. claimed that high The samples attempt to find the Tybee bomb levels of radiation in did turn up a section of Wassaw Sound point to the Uranium-235 and -238, but not the spelocation of the lost bomb. So the Air cific Uranium-236 that would indicate the Force used its vast technological arsenal presence of a Mark 15 bomb, Mullins to determine whether the Tybee bomb said. He described the types of Uranium could in fact be pinpointed. detected as “Naturally Occurring However, after an expensive search, in Radioactive Materials,” i.e. NORMs. which mud samples were combed down “Had we found a grain of uranium that to their atoms, the military is no closer to was enriched,” that would have been knowing where the bomb is than it was in cause for concern, Mullins said. But no 1960. such material was found.

Mullins reiterated the Air Force’s longAbout the eight month lag between held position that the unlocated bomb the field survey and the release of the “does not represent any danger to public official report, Mullins said “You’re safety.” looking at radiochemical analysis atom by He also repeated the Air Force’s oftatom.” Such work can’t be completed in a cited warning that digging for the bomb day, he indicated. could potentially be a lot more dangerous Mullins declared the hunt for the than leaving it where it is — wherever that Tybee bomb closed — at least for now. is.

The investigation could reopen, however, “You’re talking big dredging if a better technology comes along for equipment — a very big hole,” said locating such weapons, he indicated.

Mullins. “You could detonate this Derek Duke, who has led the charge explosive” by trying to disinter it, he to find the bomb, is satisfied that the Air warned.

Force “brought everything they had to The fear that the bomb could still Wassaw Sound,” he said. He, too, explode is, of course, the very reason so declared the search over — unless better many people would like to know just technology for locating unexploded ordwhere it is. Writers like Glenn Smith of nance is unveiled.

Hilton Head have even speculated that Science has deflated many rural terrorists could find and use the bomb if legends but, so far, not this one. the Air Force fails to do so.

“It’s still missing,” Duke said. “It’s a But Mullins pooh-poohed the idea that great mystery.” ◗ the bomb could fall into the hands of terLynn Hamilton is editor and publisher of rorists.

The Tybee News, where this story was “First, they have to find it. It’s going to first published. take a big barge,” he said. Terrorists

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Travel lifts a weight off our shoulders THERE ARE MANY REASONS to get the hell out of Dodge in the summer, even if half of America -- either families with children out of school for a few months or your older types traveling with half their possessions jammed into an oversized RV the size of Florida -- has the same idea.

I’ve left town in the winter -- and I will do so again because travel, for me, is a time to clear the deck, to pitch the dogs, the chickens, the mail, the weeds, the laundry, the dishes, the house that needs painting, the fan that needs hanging, the pictures that need organizing, the swim goggles that need cleaning.

A lot of times that means traveling alone, too, when I’m free to get lost without anxiety, to talk to new people out of necessity, to have only myself (and my credit card) to rely on.

But travel in the summer months has that extra advantage: long and lingering days where the sun hangs in the sky well into the night. And if you’re anywhere north of Savannah there’s the advantage of the temperature. Walking out into to a 65-degree morning feels somewhat similar to being in an air conditioned room and looking around for a sweater.

Travel is a time to step back and look at the big picture, to regenerate, to kick the every day to the curb, to mingle among strangers. It’s a time to break the routine.

It’s also a time to eat different food, like corn dogs from the Flying J truck stop on Interstate 65, French mashed potatoes and fried green tomatoes from Charles Cavallo’s World Famous Cupboard Restaurant in Memphis (which sits next to the country’s first Huey’s, established 35 years ago), roasted Italian vegetable wraps from Strawberry Fields health food restaurant in Urbana, Ill, and Maurice’s Gourmet Barbecue in Columbia, S.C. (which I did not actually try but was certainly tempted to by its billboard advertising. While not a true oxymoron, “gourmet barbecue” certainly starts to push the envelope.).

The appetite needs these variations.

So does the eye and the mind. How often do you see for-rent signs in Savannah that read, “Rare vacancy”?

Rarely indeed. And should I ever need to rent a hut made out of palms now I know from a van I passed --palmshutsandmore.com.

With a good cup of coffee, Kim Komando (“your digital goddess”) on the radio -- followed by a discussion of radiant floor heating, then a great jazz

show -- and a good rented car, I could drive forever.

On the road you have time to cultivate your ingenuity, your survival skills.

Yes, you can economize and stay at the Dollar Inn (which should be called the $31 Inn -- $41 on the weekends). But what’s to stop you from taking a walk the next morning and meandering into the neighboring Lees Inn (probably $50 a night) for its gourmet, hot breakfast?

Further, who’s to know you lingered just a little longer in your very dark, very private motel room to watch Ellen DeGeneres’ television show for the first time?

My excuse for this latest furlough was the chance to see a 15-year-old friend compete in the 2005 USA Weightlifting National School Age Championships in Merrillville, Ind., a group that shared the hotel -- for one morning at least -- with the New Mount Moriah Ministries Pastor’s Booster Breakfast, scheduled to meet one floor up from the USAW Doping Room, where the top two winners in each category and random participants were tested.

There was no mistaking the two groups. For starters, they dressed very differently. No fuscia dresses, big hats, dark suits or strapped shoes for the lifters. They preferred t-shirts reading, “Life without weightlifting? I don’t think so” or “Less talk more chalk.”

They wore credentials around their necks identifying them as “athletes.”

While both groups talked about might and strength, power and force, the young athletes walked tall and looked buff and sturdy, if not downright strapping.

After watching most of the 350 lifters and listening to their coaches for most of a day -- “chest high! keep your elbows inside! squeeze! focus! good lift!” -- I understand a tad more about the sport. I know the lifters have to maintain a certain weight to stay in a particular weight class -- which means they understand a little more about which foods to eat, which foods not to eat.

I know they measure their lifts and weight in kilos -- which puts them light years ahead of most Americans in learning the metric system. I know they’re experiencing the benefits of control and mastery, focus and goalsetting.

I know what I saw: win, lose or draw, these were kids who looked pleased with themselves. Seeing that, more than eating the corn dog from the Flying J truck stop, more than sleeping in a tent and looking up at the moon, was more than enough reason to get out of town. ◗

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We got a parking place three steps from the beach; we have our chairs, and a cooler full of beer. The water is calm and warm, and I am in and out of it all day. My girl is determined to finish her book, and between her occasional snoozes, she seems to be making some progress.

I looked down the beach and saw a lone American flag planted in the sand by a couple’s chair. It gave me chills on this Memorial Day year 2005. It was a poignant reminder of everything that is good and bad about our country, and the significance of this day.

I want peace! I want us to leave Iraq! I want us to be the country we think we are and to do the right thing. It is past time to bring these young men and women home, and admit the error of our ways. They do not deserve this war anymore than the boys we sent to Vietnam did.

I am so utterly fed up with the jingoistic display of yellow ribbons and our American flag in what is nothing more than a shameless propaganda campaign waged by the current administration. I am sick to death of the “you’re with us or against us” patriotism they espouse.

It did not work during the Viet Nam war, and it is not working now. The Iraq War is a manufactured farce that has alienated us from the rest of the world, and has turned our children into cannon fodder, all in the name of profit.

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I grew up in a small town, and mine was a neighborhood where you were expected to “take it.” What happened on the streets was supposed to stay on the streets. If you cried to one’s parents, you were a tattletale, and their most likely response would be “why don’t you fight your own battles?”

Johnny Warchinski was a bully. His kid brother Kenny and I were friends, and I can remember all too well the times he beat Kenny and made him cry.

Johnny had that kind of punch that you felt all the way to the bone and it would instantly bring tears to your eyes.

I know, because I was often the recipient of his residual rage.

The last time I saw Johnny Warchinski was back in the early ‘70s at a little gin mill called the Oval Bar. I had recently dropped out of college, and had half a load on.

He had what appeared to be a full load on, and apparently had dropped out of life. Back from “‘Nam” a broken and defeated man, he was a bully no more.

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IT WAS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, and my lady and I were heading to the beach. We had a couple of Virgin Bloody Mary’s going for the ride, with the John Lennon collection on the CD player.

“All we are saying is give peace a chance,” was John’s lament. It was a protest song during the Vietnam War that seems just as relevant today.

Hearing it again after so long brought back so many horrific memories of those times.

The mood of the country, the polarization between the hardhats and hippies, the senseless slaughter of our boys who were sent to a faraway land for bogus reasons with no concrete plans for a solution or a withdrawal.

Sound familiar?

These same soldiers were shunned and despised by this wonderful society we call America on their return to the states. We transferred our shame for our mistakes upon the very people who we sent to do our dirty work.

Thankfully, I don’t see that nowadays.

Now we just hide their deaths and mutilations behind a shroud that has become our flag.

A year after I’d last seen him, they found Johnny Warchinski on the side of the road dead. Trackmarks were on his arms from the heroin he had tried to escape to. His “friends” had thrown him from a vehicle.

Yet this one flag on the beach seemed so genuine in its individuality that I was moved. It was a beautiful sight blowing in the wind.

The ride home is slow because of traffic, but Karen is driving, so I’ve got my eyes closed and am listening to John Lennon.

His final thoughts were.

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope some day you’ll join us, and the world will live as one.” ◗

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IT MAY NOT BE A BIG MOVE, but it seems to be a move in the right direction.

The Special Review Team appointed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI) has recommended that the Savannah-Chatham County Schools be moved from “probationary” to “warned” status.

The district had been placed on probationary status eight months ago because of violations of the SACS/CASI governance standard for accreditation. The review team found that three members of the board -- who were not named -- had become personally involved in issues such as placement of students, graduation procedures, the employment process, contract bidding and more.

SACS alleged the board was not following its own rules and that board members were becoming involved in areas where they should not be allowed.

The board began working to correct the problems to come into compliance with the SACS CASI standards.

“The committee was very impressed with the progress that has been made,” said Col. George Bowen, acting superintendent of schools, at a recent press conference.

“The board has been working as a team,” Bowen said. “There is a strong commitment to getting the community involved.”

A report issued by the Special Review Team notes that the board has begun revising and updating policies and procedures, and has participated in training session conducted by the Georgia Board of Education.

While the change in status reflects improvement, Mark A. Elgart, CEO of CASI, says more must be done.

“The findings and observations in the report indicate that the SavannahChatham Schools have made progress in addressing the violations of standards and recommendations stemming from the initial and interim visits,” he wrote in a cover letter accompanying the report.

“As a result of the progress that has been made, the Special Review Team is recommending that the accreditation of the Savannah-Chatham County Schools be moved from probationary to warned status,” he wrote.

“The change in status reflects the progress that has been made but that continued and further progress must be realized in order to fully restore the accreditation status of the school system.”

At various times over the past eight months, some board members faced recall efforts led by the Rev. Leonard Small and Jackie Sommers.

Representing the State of Chatham Political Action Committee and the Unity Political Action Committee, Small and Sommers filed recall applications against Board President Hugh Golson, District 1 representative Susu Cox, District 3 representative DeWayne Hamilton and District 2 representative Daniel Frazier with the Chatham County Board of Elections.

None of the recall efforts were successful.

The change of status from probationary to warned is particularly important to future graduates who might be turned down by some colleges and universities because the high school they graduated

from was not accredited. Also, accreditation of schools affects the awarding of the HOPE scholarship.

After acknowledging the steps the board has already taken, Golson said more improvements will be made.

“We want to go to ‘clear,’ the top status,” he said. “The most important thing is that we have passed the test.”

Cox said the alleged infractions were actually isolated incidents. She said the reason for the board’s problems was its detrimental relationship with former Superintendent John O’Sullivan.

“The trust had been broken on both sides and wasn’t going to be replaced,” Cox said. “We’re looking for a much more collaborative relationship.

“We are nine individuals,” she said.

“We are not here to agree on everything.

What we are working on is each member’s understanding their role as a board member.”

Sullivan was fired by the board last November and Bowen was appointed interim superintendent. The board is continuing its search for a new superintendent -- one it can work with.

This past Friday four finalists for that position were announced. Bowen was not one of the four.

“We must have a collaborative relationship with the superintendent,” Cox concluded. “Until SACS sees that, will we stay on ‘warned’ status.” ◗

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• POLICE REPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL in response to a complaint of battery. A woman told police that a hospital worker was removing her hospital name bracelet with a pair of scissors when she nicked the woman’s hand.

The woman alleged the worker then became agitated and threw the scissors at her thigh.

However, the police saw so evidence of visible trauma on her wrist, arm, hand or thigh. Two witnesses gave different stories about how the incident occurred. The first witness stated that the worker handed her the scissors, while the second witness was not present, but heard the conversation that occurred over the telephone.

older boy said the man pushed him to the ground, and the woman choked him.

The boy ran home and told his mother, and she called police.

The boy had a small scratch on his left arm.

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• A woman who owed $70 to a man tried to pay the money by visiting his workplace, a fast-food restaurant on Mall Boulevard. She said the man told her to bring the money to the restaurant. She told police she gave the man $100 and asked for change. He got another employee to get change, then told the woman she owed him $30 more. She asked him for what, and he began cursing at another employee who was listening to the conversation. The woman told the man not to yell at others when he was mad at her.

She said he pushed her and told her to bring the money by his house and never return to his workplace. The man had minor scratches from the altercation. The police advised both of warrant procedures. ◗

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Lost in Translation Yamaha Corp. recently introduced the MyRoom, which is a customizable, soundproof, shed-like structure, with 27 square feet of floor space, for installation inside notoriously crowded Japanese homes, so that a resident can get privacy (or be exiled if he or she gets annoying). The company expects a sales surge in 2006, when Japan’s first wave of baby-boom salarymen retire and begin staying home a lot.

Yamaha developed the MyRoom concept for musicians to practice in, but subsequently realized that the boxes (which sell for the equivalent of about $5,500) had a much larger appeal.

Compelling Explanations James Carroll Bayley, 44, pleaded guilty in May to killing his brother, Robert, in an incident in Raleigh, N.C., in which James alleged that Robert had come by, drunk, to retrieve his power drill that James had borrowed. James told the judge that he certainly didn’t mean to kill Robert, but had grabbed his gun for protection, then "shot him in the right leg to knock him down." "Then," said James, "after a short time, I shot him in the head to make him dizzy so he would fall."

In May, Mr. Oran Ambus was locked in a standoff with the St. Louis dog pound, which was holding his 9-monthold rottweiler. Ambus could pick up the dog any time he wanted, reported KSDK radio, provided he would neuter him, but he refused, citing the Book of Leviticus, which he believes permits animals in heaven only if they are unaltered. (Thus was Ambus’ dilemma: Get his dog back unholy or, given the pound’s put-to-sleep

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policy, allow its imminent, but holy, demise.)

A man (identified in court papers as John Doe), who suffered injuries and sexual dysfunction 11 years ago when a woman unexpectedly changed positions during intercourse (and fell on him and fractured his penis), was again turned down in his attempt to sue the woman.

The Court of Appeals of Massachusetts said in May that it would be impossible for a judge or jury to decide which movements in consensual sex were legally reasonable or unreasonable.

The San Diego Union Tribune reported in April that Los Angeles Angels’ first baseman Darin Erstad was wearing a leather-pouched "balance necklace" of minerals that (according to the manufacturer) will "achieve alignment of body, mind and spirit" and "address the electro-pollution, toxic vapors, scars, surgeries and traumas to the skin by organizing the quantum nature of man," which are things important to Erstad to avoid the kinds of injuries he had experienced in previous seasons. Erstad said that since he has been injury-free so far in 2005, "it must be working," but the player who recommended the necklace, teammate Steve Finley, is substantially underperforming so far this season.

Not My Fault (1) Julie Atkins, 38, of Derby, England, featured in a May BBC TV documentary on childbirth because her three daughters gave birth last year at, respectively, ages 12, 14 and 16, told the Sunday Mercury newspaper: "I don’t care what people say about me. I blame the schools. Sex education for young girls should be better." (2) Tommy Rollins Jr., 26, who police say shot Missouri state trooper Brandon Brashear nine times

during a traffic stop (chasing him onto the median of Interstate 470 in Kansas City), told reporters in May, "The society’s what caused me to do what I did. Just look at the society we live in."

(At press time, Brashear was in critical condition.)

Ironies (1) In Eatonton, N.J., in March, a man carjacked a van even though, unknown to him beforehand, it was transporting inmates from Northern State Prison to a highway work detail. (The suspect was arrested after a 70-mile chase.) (2) Washington’s King County agreed in April to pay $23 million to Stockpot Soups to relocate to make room for a prospective sewage-treatment plant.

Until recently, Stockpot had famously tormented its neighbors most Mondays and Tuesdays (its onion-soup-making days) with a putrid, body-odor-type smell.

Nicely Put A reporter for the Elyria (Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram, observing the workings of modern pothole-filling technology for an April story on the local street department, described the "SuperPatcher" machine as releasing a flow of "what appeared to be greasy, black beans" following a "phlegm-textured stream of sticky tar" that "coated the pothole like a pound of snot."

After a guest on the Oprah Winfrey show proclaimed the use of Premarin vaginal cream and Preparation H on her face to smooth out wrinkles, Baltimore’s WBAL-TV did a follow-up with local doctors, who generally agreed that the ingredients might work but were nonetheless harmful to facial skin. Said female Maryland gynecologist Terry Hoffman, "Personally, if something is meant for my ‘hu-ha,’ I don’t think I’m going to put it on my eyes."

Least Competent People (1) Michael Lewis, 27, decided for some reason to fire his pellet gun at a .22-caliber bullet lying on a picnic table to see if he could hit it. He did; it exploded; and some of the bullet fragments lodged in his groin. He was hospitalized at Salina (Kan.) Regional Medical Center in March. (Police said alcohol was not involved, leaving "judgment" as the likely explanation.) (2) Justin Mitchell Oaks, 21, and his wife were miraculously uninjured after Oaks inadvertently drove their Toyota Corolla underneath an 18wheeler on Interstate 10 in Tucson, Ariz., in April, got stuck, and was dragged 800 feet before the truck could stop. (Alcohol was not the problem here, either, but rather a cell-phone conversation.)

Christopher Lamping, 20 at the time, was arrested for DUI in Indiana, Pa., in March, after he leaned on the horn repeatedly through three light changes because the car in front of him would not go through the green lights. The car in front was a marked Indiana police cruiser whose officers were talking to a man on the sidewalk.

Shame of the Clumsy Gunman (all-new) The following people accidentally shot themselves recently: Accused taxicab robber Rodriguez Massett (in the foot, while running from police) (Roswell, Ga., May). Convenience store clerk Bunny Nat (in the hip, while adjusting the “protection” gun he carries in his waistband) (Des Moines, Iowa, April). A 21-year-old man (who fatally believed an “unloaded” gun could not also have a bullet in the chamber) (Tacoma, Wash., April). A 16-year-old boy (in the leg, while aiming at a snake in his yard) (Port Wentworth, Ga., June). Kole Eugene Maxwell, 18 (shot himself three times during one session of cleaning his 9mm pistol) (Centre, Ala., May). ◗

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Bangladesh’s largest coastal island has been eroded to half of its former size during the past 40 years by rising sea levels, researchers say. Mohammad Shamsuddoha, of the non-governmental organization The Coast Trust, says river currents surrounding Bhola have been

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increased due to the higher Bay of Bengal levels, increasingly eating away at it and other nearby estuary islands. The loss of land area has left about half a million people homeless, and Shamsuddoha says Bhola will disappear entirely in about 40 years if the trend continues.

Earthquakes A powerful temblor in far northern Chile killed five people when buildings collapsed, while six others died when a rock slide struck their vehicle.

• A Pacific tsunami alert was issued briefly after a magnitude 7.2 quake struck off California’s northwestern coast.

• Earth movements were also felt in Southern California, the Aleutian Islands, central Ecuador, Taiwan, the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, Iran’s Fars province and Crete.

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Stinging Invasion A population explosion of poisonous caterpillars in central Germany has led authorities to close schools and kindergartens, and to dispatch exterminators dressed in head-to-toe gear. Oak processionary caterpillars were once confined to southern and central Europe, but climate change and an unusually warm and dry 2003 caused them to multiply by the thousands in Germany’s Hesse state. Any contact with the insects’ stiff-haired spines can cause skin rashes, eye infections and asthma attacks, according to a spokesman for the infested town of Dreieich. Hairs are often blown in the wind, increasing the chance they will come in contact with humans. The caterpillars prefer sunlight to shade, which is why they have gathered in great numbers around Dreieich’s schoolyards and parks, officials say. ◗

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The Gulf Coast was drenched by the first tropical feature of the Atlantic hurricane season.

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A sudden halt in the advance of India’s annual monsoon rains in the south of the country left a searing heat wave in place over much of the rest of the Indian subcontinent.

Officially, at least 55 people died of heat-related causes in the eastern state of Orissa during two days that saw temperatures soar to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

But relief workers say 245 perished of dehydration or sunstroke. The monsoon season is critical to India’s farming economy, and further delays in its drenching rainfall could cause massive losses to agriculture. In April, India’s Meteorological Department predicted a 75 percent probability of ample monsoon rainfall.

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The entire marine food chain off Atlantic Canada is being restructured due to the collapse of large fish stocks more than a decade ago, 5.6 2 according to a report in the journal Science. Co-author Ken Frank, of the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, says the 4.1 virtual disappearance of cod and other large species such as 7.9 haddock, flounder and hake led to what he terms a “cascade effect.”

Once the larger predators like cod declined, the smaller herring, shrimp and snow crab underwent a population explosion. The lowest Week Ending June 17, 2005 members of the food chain, zooplankton and algae, are now being depleted at a faster rate because the rain northward through the Tennessee thriving smaller fish are feeding on them Valley and Great Lakes. more. The report raises concerns that the new environment will slow, if not prevent, the full recovery of cod stocks — once the Indonesia’s first polio outbreak economic lifeblood of the region. in a decade has infected 46 children with the crippling Much of drought- stricken disease. The number of eastern Australia received infected children continued to rise even heavy rainfalls, boosting spirits after the government launched a massive of farmers who have suffered immunization drive as the first cases through the worst dry spells in a generappeared in late May. Polio was eliminated ation. Forecasters say more rain is likely from Indonesia nine years ago, but is to fall where it is needed most. Last believed to have been brought back in by month’s rainfall across western New migrant workers or Islamic pilgrams South Wales was the lowest on record for returning from Mecca. Most of the cases May, and many areas have yet to recover have been in Java. from last year’s “big dry.”

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underground’

THERE ARE THREE basic reasons to start a hard rock band.

First, there’s ego. That’s always in there somewhere. Second, there’s a desire to create a lasting type of performance art.

And third, there’s what one downtown video rental store cleverly terms “romance.” At least that’s what it says on that sign above the locked door.

To hear Scozz, the drummer for up-andcoming Georgia bad boys The Backseat Superstars tell it, his group is probably equally driven by all three.

One of the last truly raunchy hard rock bands left in that metropolis (or one of the first of a brand-new revival, depending on who you ask), the group pledges allegiance to the glory days of sex, drugs, rock and roll, and swimming pools. It’s an ethos that’s become known as part of the Decline of Western Civilization.

Scozz says his group is doing whatever they can to combat the rising tide of conformity that has threatened to kill off American hard rock for over a decade.

Their group was formed in 2003 out of what he terms extreme frustration.

“We were primarily fed up with the nu-metal scene and cookie-cutter bands,” he says. “It’s so hard to tell the difference between bands these days, ya know? Bands these past few years really have no identity. There is so much angst and anger in music these days... but what happened to the fun? Rock and roll is supposed to be fun. It’s a release. Why do you want to try and remind yourself that life is so bad?

Grow up.”

He acknowledges that given the state of the music industry today, his group – and others like them – have their work cut out for them – but they’re not stopping.

“We are not out to start a revolution.

We would just like to show kids there is an alternative alternative! We’re all about having a good time. If the Industry takes note, than so be it. There’s a market out there for what we play, that’s for sure.”

And yet, despite their aversion to what the group’s promotional materials decry as “corporate rock,” there are many pop culture scholars who would quickly point

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out that the style of vaguely glam “hair metal” that The Backseat Superstars put forth is notorious for representing some of the most crass corporate marketing in the history of the music business.

This irony is not entirely lost on Scozz.

“Yeah, it is kinda an oxymoron when you think of it,” he acknowledges. “What we are now is the underground. That really trips me out. We took out the loan in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s and we’re more than willing to pay it back!”

The group currently rehearses a couple of days a week, but they are likely intense practices, as they are an extremely impressive and tight unit. Scozz describes everyone in the band as “true professionals,” and says the best part about all the members having secure careers

outside of music as being a real boon to their development.

When it comes to signing a record deal, he proclaims, “We have nothing but time.”

Another one of his personal goals will be realized in just a few weeks, when his band plays at a charity benefit called CrueFest at the famous Whiskey A-Go-Go in Los Angeles. They’ll appear with several other up-and-coming acts from around the world, all of whom are devoted fans of metal legends Motley Crue.

“I have been waiting twenty-some odd years to play the Whiskey and it will be a highlight of all of our careers,” he gushes.

Scozz is around the same age as Crue’s famed drummer Tommy Lee – who’s still on of his musical heroes.

“It is hard work doing what we do when you get into your late ‘30s and early ‘40s. You have to work that much harder. I am 42 years old and can still kick ass, so bring it on, junior.” ◗

The Backseat Superstars play an 18+ show at The Jinx on Saturday night. ASG and Misfortune 500 appear as well.

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Local alt.rock group straddling the lines between rubberband jamming and tight, compact song structures. Their challenging originals draw form punk, reggae, ska and classic rock, and their covers do the same.

Tues., 10 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House.

New jazz and R & B combo led by Falk, a Savannah native who honed his scat-singing and showmanship during a short stint on the NYC jazz scene. He’s known for a sassy attitude and a whimsical stage presence, and has released one indie CD. Thurs., 8 pm, The Mansion on Forsyth Park.

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ASG Hailing from the Wrightsville Beach area of North Carolina, this rambunctious trio (formed from the ashes of the defunct – and beautifully named – Uretha Franklins) sounds like a surprisingly palatable cross between Queens Of The Stone Age and Porno For Pyros, so it’s no surprise that these avid surfers enlisted PFP and Fu Manchu producer Matt Hyde to helm their upcoming album out at Sound City in Los Angeles. While they’d rather tell you what they’re “definitely not” (emo) than what they are, let’s just say that at times, they resemble what Live At Budokan-era Cheap Trick would sound like if they were a metal band with a serious Ronnie James Dio fixation. After this Savannah date, they hook up with the Vans Warped Tour for over 20 shows. Sat., The Jinx.

Argyle

Aaron Raitiere

Solo acoustic classic rock, ‘80s hits and power-pop nuggets (a la The Beatles, ABBA and Rick Springfield) from this longtime local singer/guitarist And Sometimes Why?, The 8-Tracks, (A Hot Pink Interior).

Sat., 6 pm, The Warehouse.

Keith & Ross

Chuck Courtenay, Sr. & Chuck Courtenay, Jr. Sam Shaber

Acoustic duo (known for their vocals) offering loose, playful renditions of rock, country and jam favorites.

Thurs., 10 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House.

Keith Kozel & The Foxedos

Cretin Grims Nashville-based power-punk act that some have likened to L.A. stalwarts FEAR. They’ve shared the stage with everyone from the UK Subs to Antiseen.

Fri., The Jinx.

Eric Culberson Blues Band Ricardo Ochoa’s Jazz & Tango Kings

This monthly showcase for local “antifolk” artists is curated by Kozel, who’s known variously throughout the area as the frontman and main songwriter of alternative rock acts GAM, Superhorse and The Mighty Dr. Illusion. Backed on a variety of unusual instruments(bass, guitar, synthesizer, theremin, violin, drums) by the classically-trained Ricardo Ochoa and the self-taught Seb Edwards, Kozel offers up unique, stripped-down arrangements of his own compositions, and regularly backs up other local songwriters in a similar format.

Thurs., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean.

Misfortune 500

Eat Mo’ Music Instrumental soul combo with a growing fanbase. Their invigorating lineup of trombone, trumpet, bass, guitar and drums is a nice change of pace from the standard jazz acts in our area, and they bridge the gap nicely between funky dance grooves and standard-fare dinner music. Fri., 9:30 pm Il Pasticcio + Sat., 9 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar.

Full, electric country band mixing covers and originals.

Thurs., 7 pm, Tubby’s (Thunderbolt).

Craig Johansen

Popular straight-ahead electric blues trio with a rock-solid rhythm section, and an expressive guitarist.

Sat., 10 pm, Mercury Lounge.

Eric (or EROK as he’s sometimes known) is a dynamic singing guitarist in the vein of Freddie King or Albert Collins. He’s readying a 3rd CD. Tues. (hosts Open Mic) - Wed., Mercury Lounge + Thurs., Locos Deli & Pub.

Local thespian and vocalist who has devoted himself to recreating the lush, big-band arrangements from the golden age of ‘Ol Blue Eyes’ career. He sings live to pre-recorded backing, and has earned a solid following at a number of venues throughout the area with his respectful take on an American legend.

Thurs., 7 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar.

The Hazzard County Band feat. The Courtenay Brothers

Bluesonics

Father and son duo playing a wide variety of adult contemporary pop, country and rock hits, as well as plenty of oldies and bar-band standards.

Wed., The Island Grill (Pt. Wentworth).

Trae Gurley’s Sinatra Tribute

WormsLoew

This quartet from Columbus, Georgia’s latest demo sounds about as much like Incesticide-era Nirvana as I can imagine anyone sounding in the year 2005. That’s by no means a bad thing. it’s tough to pull off that kind of angst and thunderous bombast. Close observation reveals trace elements of Los Angeles glammy hair metal in the mix as well. Sat., The Jinx.

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Ricardo Ochoa’s Jazz & Tango Kings Wonderfully vital regional quartet playing old-school Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt-style hot jazz, plus Argentinian dance music. Their lineup includes viola, guitar, trap drums and standup bass.

Fri., 9 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar.

The Howard Paul Trio

Bottles & Cans). They play danceable blues, R & B and blues-rock. Thurs., 7:30 pm, The Jazz Corner (Hilton Head) + Fri., 10 pm, Mercury Lounge.

Two Path Road Electric, jam-oriented local group (playing classic rock and modern country) featuring members of Keith & Ross, Argyle and The Six Million Dollar Band. Fri., 10 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House.

The Variations

WormsLoew

Cover band specializing in Motown, beach and shag tunes. Fri. - Sat., 9:30 pm, Scandals (Tybee).

Young local roots-rock act that draws inspiration from The Drive-By Truckers, Widespread Panic, Jerry Joseph, and old-school Southern Rock. Fri., Finnegan’s Wake + Sat., 10 pm, Spanky’s (River St.). ◗

Greg Williams Solo acoustic show from this prolific and nuanced singer/guitarist. Fri., 6 pm, The Warehouse.

Excellent, inventive jazz featuring the fretwork of 7-string guitarist Paul, one of the finest players in our area. Fri., 9 pm, The Mansion on Forsyth Park.

Perception Classic, Southern and hard rock covers, plus originals in the same vein.

Fri., Jukebox Bar & Grill (Richmond Hill).

Aaron Raitiere

Sam Shaber Award-winning singer/songwriter who’s worked with such luminaries as Shawn Mullins (who signed her to his own indie record label). She’s known for emotionally-charged live shows.

Tues., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean.

She Alice Up-and-coming female-fronted local party band, playing popular dance-oriented favorites by everyone from Kool & The Gang to Joe Cocker to Pink (!). Fri., Pogy’s (Richmond Hill) + Sat., Fusion/The Monkey Bar.

‘Georgia’ Kyle Shiver Locally-based singer/songwriter with a strong voice, impressive acoustic guitar skills, and a few CD’s worth of soulful folk, and distinctly Southern blues.

Fri., 7 pm, AJ’s Dockside Restaurant (Tybee) +Sun., Café Loco (10 pm).

Sweatin’ Bullets Rock & Roll cover band (both classic and modern hits) from Jacksonville, Fl. that plays regularly at this restaurant’s comfortable bar. Fri. - Sat., 9:30 pm, The Oyster Bar (Wilmington Island).

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This veteran vocalist and bandleader’s four-piece offers a virtual history of Big Band-style jazz with a special emphasis on Sinatra-style crooning.

Fri. - Sat., 7:30 pm, The Jazz Corner (Hilton Head).

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Swampy blues/bluegrass guitarist from Kentucky inspired by John Prine, Howlin’ Wolf, Doc Watson and Beck. He pens songs about “Love, life, booze, dogs, food, cars, people, places, booze, love, and other stuff.”

Sat., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean.

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N.C., this perplexing and idiosyncratic Of late, he’s been honing his talent at singer/songwriter’s career only began to established Austin watering holes and take off after he relocated to listening rooms like The Saxon Pub the music (and barbecue) and the New Braunfels Museum mecca of Austin, of Art and Music. He’s now Texas. embarking on his first A lifelong major road trip since devotee of The releasing his debut solo Beatles’ psychealbum Let’s Work It Out. delic period as That indie CD (feawell as the sancturing a stellar cast of tified wail of soul Austin-ites who’ve at men like the times backed up Reverend Al Green everyone from Aretha and Prince, Williams Franklin and James Brown, formed an indie rock to the Allman Brothers and band with his brother Burning Spear. That’s a wide called Irene’s Kitchen, and swath of American pop history The Peelers – not long after graduating to dive into, and Williams does it high school – was playing with gusto. His high, almost road gigs throughout the region. While falsetto vocals ring out with a mixture of that group folded after four years, he seductive bravado and mysterious had learned what it took to earn some urgency that no doubt helped lead one sort of a living (and win over crowds) Texas radio host to liken his delivery and potential to that of another nascent club act (who’s since turned superstar), Norah Jones.

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The Peelers

Hazel Virtue

After first establishing themselves in Savannah at one popular downtown Irish Pub, this hopped-up Canadian band (which draws on both the bandmembers’ Scottish and Irish heritage) made the not wholly-unexpected transition to their current venue, a club more known for punk, metal and rockabilly acts than traditional Celtic groups.

That’s understandable, since The Peelers’ take on traditional melodies and subject matter is decidedly rock-oriented, and at times borders on sweaty, moshworthy punk.

Hazel Virtue Describing themselves as a “rumbustious folk-rock-punk revival act” don’t you just love that word “rumbustious”?), the KirkHill Glengarry County natives have become a soughtafter booking throughout North America.

With an unhinged verve that succeeds in recalling both The Pogues and – at times – The Clash, (while maintaining the nationalistic fervor that typifies much contemporary Celtic rock), this manic sextet is one of the hottest tickets in town.

Their frontman told me once that he and his mates aspired to create a group that’s “like hearing your favorite drink.”

He says they’ve succeeded. Celebrate a second St. Patrick’s Day next Wednesday, and see if you agree.

Wed., June 29, The Jinx.

This has been a weird year for this hard-working alternative rock act whose members are split between the Charleston and Savannah areas. By that I mean to say that they’ve been dealt plenty of jokers as well as a few wild cards.

The question now is: how exactly will they play this hand?

Anytime a key member leaves a functioning group it’s cause for alarm and worry. Yet, despite the departure of guitarist Scotty Mitchell, the quartet regrouped, and soldiered on as a leaner, meaner three-piece.

Frontman/guitarist Eric Britt, bassist Shannon Woods and drummer Mark Kuhlman have also been spending plenty of time and money up in Nashville tracking the follow-up to their acclaimed indie release of a few years back, The Face And The Shine, which was helmed by Sparklehorse producer Alan Weatherhead.

These sessions are being funded by Sony, who may or may not wind up releasing them. But regardless, Britt tells me the band plans to press CDs themselves if a label deal fails to materialize, so the tracks will see the light of day.

In the meantime, anyone interested in seeing what all the fuss is about can get an earful of the group’s intelligent, wellarranged and increasingly mature songs this weekend at one of their favorite Savannah haunts.

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Seven Mary Three , The Talk - The Windjammer, Isle of Palms, SC The Aquabats, The Epoxies, The Phenomenauts - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte

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Asylum Street Spankers, Sanjay Kothari - Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta Toots & The Maytals - The Handlebar, Greenville Dave Matthews Band, Drive-By Truckers - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte Kevn Kinney’s Sun Tangled Angel Revival - Visulite Theatre, Charlotte

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Collective Soul, Silvertide Roxy Theatre, Atlanta Digable Planets - The Loft @ Earthlink Live, Atlanta Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart Evening Muse, Charlotte The Hackensaw Boys Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte

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Voodoo Soup Ladies Night: 2 for 1 Wells & Shooters • $1 Domestic Drafts • No Cover for Ladies

Thursday June 23

Yo Momma’s Big Fat Booty Band

Friday June 24

Greg Williams Band

Saturday June 25

Greg Williams Band

Monday June 27

S.I.N. Night: $1 off everything (w/ pay stub)

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College Night • 2 for 1 wells • $1 Dom. Drafts (w/ College ID)

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Jason Bible Open Mic w/Zack Deputy 2 for 2’sday: 2 for 1 all night, & Free Pool

Voodoo Soup Ladies Night: 2 for 1 Wells & Shooters • $1 Domestic Drafts • No Cover for Ladies

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Ten (Tribute To Pearl Jam) Andrews Upstairs, Atlanta Slippery When Wet (Bon Robert Plant - Chastain Park Jovi Tribute) - Andrews Amphitheatre, Atlanta Nanci Griffith The Hackensaw Boys - The Upstairs, Atlanta Groovin’ For Grover” “G Handlebar, Greenville w/Gerald Albright, Jeff Switchfoot - Tremont Music Lorber, Kirk Whalum - Atlanta Civic Hall, Charlotte Sammy Kershaw - Freebird Live, Center Donny Osmond - Chastain Park Jacksonville Reverend Horton Heat, The legendary Amphitheatre, Atlanta “Dear Friends: Music From Final Shack Shakers - Jack Rabbits, Fantasy” - Symphony Hall, Atlanta Jacksonville Tinsley Ellis - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta “Queer As Folk - Ancient Babylon Tour”, DJ Abel - Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta “Athfest” w / R a n d a l l B r a m l e t t , S t e w a r t & Nanci Griffith - Botanical Garden, Atlanta Winfield - Georgia Theatre, Athens Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Chastain Park “Athfest” w/Five Eight, Ralph Amphitheatre, Atlanta Roddenberry, The Whigs, Workhorses of Laura Cantrell, Paul Burch - Red Light The Entertainment Industry - Outdoor Café, Atlanta Stage, Athens Sleater - Kinney, Dead Meadow - Variety John Legend, Casting Crowns, Mat Playhouse, Atlanta Kearney, Newsboys, TobyMac - Ovens Citizen Cope - Music Farm, Charleston Auditorium, Charlotte Dash Rip Rock, Drivin-N-Cryin’ - The Bobby “Blue” Bland - New Two Spot, Windjammer, Isle of Palms, SC Jacksonville Alkaline Trio, Rufio, Thieves Like Us Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte Oteil And The Peacemakers - Jack Seal - Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Rabbits, Jacksonville Atlanta “Athfest” w / S h a w n M u l l i n s , B i l l M a l l o n e e , Cigar Store Indians, Entropy, Natty Love Kiss Army (Tribute) - Andrews Upstairs, Joy, Squat - Outdoor Stage, Athens Atlanta “Dave Koz & Friends” w/Jeffrey I Am The World Trade Center, Psychic Osborne, Marc Antoine, Praful Hearts, Snowden - The EARL, Atlanta Blumenthal Center, Charlotte Dash Rip Rock, Drivin-N-Cryin’ - The John Legend - Moran Theatre, Windjammer, Isle of Palms, SC Jacksonville A Flock Of Seagulls - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte ◗ Steve Winwood - Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta

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New book looks at the city’s ghostly side

IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE WANTS to live in a haunted house in Savannah.

“It’s almost a status symbol,” says James Caskey, tour guide, historic reenactor and author of the new book, Haunted Savannah.

“Old seaports have that reputation,” Caskey says. “Southern seaport cities, especially.”

Caskey’s book is subtitled The Official Guidebook to Savannah Haunted History Tour. It details all the stops made during tours led by Cobblestone Tours, Inc., which Caskey owns.

The tours cover Savannah’s extensive and often tragic history, including duels, wars, plagues and murders. In addition to the stories, the book includes some photographs of what appears to be spectral energy.

The photo of Caskey that is on the back of the book depicts him with streams of energy shooting around his face. The photo was taken by his brother.

Caskey’s book came about over time.

“I originally started just writing out scripts for tour guides,” he says. “I found if they had written material, it helped them a lot more than me telling them the same things over and over.”

At one point, Caskey opened the file of scripts he kept on his computer. “I was very surprised to see how much I’d written,” he says.

Then Caskey met Savannah author Murray Silver. “We must have talked a couple of hours,” Caskey says. “He urged me to get in touch with his publisher.”

The publisher is Cristina Piva, owner of Bonaventture (yes, it has two Ts) Books.

“She was very enthusiastic about it,” Caskey says.

The book not only has ghost stories, there is a lot of history about Savannah.

The book already is selling briskly locally.

“The response has been overwhelmingly positive,” Caskey says.

Readers have turned out for readings and signings Caskey has done so far.

“One woman drove in from Pooler to meet me,” he says with surprise.

Caskey moved to Savannah 13 years ago to attend the Savannah College of Art and Design to study painting. At that time, he did not believe in ghosts.

“Then I took a job at the Fort Screven Inn on Tybee Island,” Caskey says. “The owner warned me it was haunted, but I didn’t believe in it at all. I thought he was a little off.”

Then Caskey began to hear strange noises in the hallway -- the sound of heavy boots walking, even though there was no one there. He blamed the sounds on the settling of an old building.

There was a door leading down to the basement that was always kept locked,

yet often while Caskey was doing his daily duties, he would find the door unlocked.

One time, he locked it and turned to walk away, only to hear the door unlock behind him.

Still, Caskey wasn’t convinced, so he locked the door and backed down the hallway so he could watch the bolt. It didn’t move, so he walked back to the door. As he reached for the knob to test it, the lock unlocked itself.

That was startling, but a truly frightening experience awaited Caskey. After graduating from SCAD, he was making his living as a decorative and portrait painter.

Caskey was hired by a couple living on Barnard Street to do several projects in their house. He often listened to music while he worked, which was sometimes at night when the couple was out.

One night, Caskey took the CD out of the CD player, which had been switched off. He was engrossed with his work when he heard Nina Simone singing, of all things, “I put a spell on you, ‘Cause you’re mine. You better stop the things you do, I ain’t lyin’, NO, I ain’t lyin’.

The music so frightened Caskey that he ran outside, threw his key through the mail slot and ran to his car.

Did he finally believe? “Oh my, yes!”

Caskey says. “It gets your attention. It was such a personal message, I decided to run.”

The next morning, Caskey returned to the house and checked the CD player. It was still empty, just as he’d left it, and the owners said they hadn’t touched it.

When Caskey asked the lady of the house if it was haunted, she said she sometimes felt a presence on late evenings. The downstairs apartment also was haunted, as Caskey learned when he was hired to paint there, too.

To write the book, Caskey conducted several lengthy interviews. “I spent a lot of time with the people who own these haunted buildings,” he says.

Tourists often share their personal ghost stories with him during the walking tours. “I have found people from all over who have ghost stories,” Caskey says.

“Some have had frightening things happen that they don’t understand.”

The tours began as an outgrowth of Caskey’s interest in history and his fascination with Savannah. “As a child, I was

tremendously shy,” he says. “It surprises even me that I would do so much speaking in public.”

A friend who owned a tour company hired Caskey as a guide. When the friend closed his business, Caskey decided to start his own.

While writing the book, Caskey spent a lot of time at the Georgia Historical Society. “They told me I needed to set up a tent there,” he says.

“They were incredibly helpful. “i’m not a historian at all,” Caskey says. “Jewell Anderson and the rest of the staff at the historical society did all the research. They were very patient.”

While conducting his tours, Caskey wears a Confederate soldier’s uniform. “I’ve been a reenactor,” he says. “I try to dress as accurately as I can.”

Among Caskey’s accomplishments are participating in the burial of the Hunley crew in Charleston last year. “I was conducting a tour for some re-enactors and they told me they were one member short for an upcoming event and asked if I could help out,” he says.

When Caskey asked them what the event was, they told him it was the burial of the Hunley crew. “I almost fell over,” he says.

“Since I had never been around a real firing cannon, they gave me the job that had the least activity concerning the cannon -- I was the commander,” Caskey says. “You can get hurt very easily around a cannon when you don’t know what you are doing.”

Caskey’s tours have been featured on the Travel Channel program, America’s Most Haunted Places -- Savannah. A particularly memorable tour was re-enacted for the program.

It showed Caskey leading a group through an upper floor of the Moon River Brewing Company. One of the ghosts that apparently haunts Moon River is a woman, who sometimes pushes men as they are going down the stairs.

“This fellow was walking in front of me,” Caskey says. “He had told me at the start, ‘I don’t believe in this stuff at all, I’m only here because my wife wanted to come.’

“When we got upstairs, he stood with his arms folded,” Caskey says. “He had a look on his face that said he wasn’t buying any of this.

“It was a cold evening and he was wearing a red scarf,” Caskey says. “As we were going down the steps, I saw him slap the side of his neck and give me a dirty look.”

The man later apologized to Caskey for his actions and for his remarks early in the evening.

“He said, ‘I had something happen to me at Moon River that I can’t explain,’” Caskey says. “What he felt was a hand reach down into his jacket and try to take the scarf.”

Assuming that Caskey was playing a joke on him because of what he had said, the man slapped at what he thought was Caskey’s hand.

“There was no hand there,” Caskey says. “When he turned around to look at me, I was 8 feet behind him with a lantern in one hand and a beverage in the other.”

That was not the only person to have a supernatural experience on one of Caskey’s tour. “People more often than not will usually feel a sensation, a change in air pressure or a temperature change,” he says.

“I had a woman one time who had a shocked look on her face,” Caskey says.

“She asked me about ‘the woman in period costume up there.’

“I was the only one in the group in period costume,” Caskey says. “I took her back upstairs and showed her there was no one else.”

When Caskey asked if the woman minded if he shared her story with the rest of the tour group, she begged him not to say anything. “She told me her boyfriend already thought she was kind of flaky,” he says.

Although Caskey thinks spectral phenomena probably has a natural explanation, he has no theories. “I don’t know what ghosts are,” Caskey says. “I do know there is something out there because I’ve experienced it. It’’s something we can’t explain with science yet.”

Savannah deserves its reputation as “America’s Most Haunted City,” Caskey says. “It would be hard to imagine any others as haunted as us.” ◗

Haunted Savannah sells for $12.95 and is available at E. Shaver, True Grits, The Book Gift Shop, Cinnamon Bear, Gallery by the Sea, Melonie’s and Savannah Sweets, with more locations to be added.

Caskey will do a book signing on Friday, June 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Beans on Bay Coffee Shop, 129 W. Bay in Factor’s Walk.

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‘Guale Gold’ --Images of Ossabaw Island

by Tim Coy; proceeds benefit the fund to restore the historic Boarding House on Ossabaw Island. July 6-Sept. 30 at Gallery 440, 440 Bull St. Opening reception July 7.

‘Small show/Large presence’ -- Paintings and prints by the late Joan Hamilton Cobitz, through June 30 at the Sentient Bean.

‘Africa Divided,’ a print by Christopher Arnold

‘In House’ -- SCAD presents this exhibition influenced by skateboard culture, through June 28, in the Red Gallery, 201

Phyllis Limbacher Tildes -- Awardwinning author and illustrator of children's books exhibits original art from more than a dozen of her books at Cutters Point Coffee, 7360 Skidaway Road in Sandfly, through August 13. ‘pencil and paper’ -- This exhibition through June 24 “seeks to assert that the definition of drawing began with the union of pencil and paper, a definition now ripe for scrutiny.” At Starland Center of Contemporary Art, 2425 Bull St. at 41st.

‘The Caged Artist’ -- This art event in Beaufort, S.C., features a type of performance art by Deanna Bowdish. At the Gallery, 802 Bay Street in Beaufort.

Reception is June 24 from 5–8 p.m.; “The Caged Artist” will be on view from 8 p.m. Friday, June 24 through 5 p.m.

Sunday, June 26.

'Body, Mind and Soul' -- Painting, drawings and photography by Katrina Polhamus through June 23 at Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. ‘Spring Tide: New Work, New Beginnings’ -- Never-before-seen water images by the late Jack Leigh. Also featuring work from the gallery’s other represented artists, Ben Beasley, Rod Cook, Eliza Lamb, Susan Laney and Lisa Robinson. Exhibition will be on display through July 11 at the Jack Leigh Gallery, 132 E. Oglethorpe Ave. Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10:30-5:30, Sun. 1-5 p.m.

‘Special Edition: Fashion Photography from the Rhoades Collection’ -- SCAD presents this exhibit through July 30 at the Earle W. Newton Center for BritishAmerican Studies, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Free and open to the public.

‘Farm Team: A Season in the Minors’ -Joseph C. Gamble’s thesis exhibition chronicles life in baseball’s minor leagues. At Grayson Stadium on Victory Drive through the Sand Gnats season.

‘A Fine Dividing Line: Folk Art, Fine Art’ - A double show through the end of July at the Hurn includes “Purvis Young: A 30 Year Retrospective” and “Ricardo Manuel Diaz: Reality Out of Grayness.”

1015 Whitaker St. ‘The Nude at the Vanishing Point of Folk Art and Fine Art’ -- Paintings by Suzanne and Eric Longo run through July 31 at the Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art, 1015 Whitaker St. Gallery 209 Artists of the Month -Sharon Saseen and Jewelry-Maker Randee Powell are featured for June at 209 E. River St. ◗

Art Patrol is for rotating shows, exhibitions and receptions. Send your art info to jim@connectsavannah.com

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SCAD installation@the Roundhouse -Art students in Joel Varland’s Experimental Installation class and architecture students in Scott Dietz’s Master Builder class collaborated to create these works which use different concepts to convey the meaning of the industrial history at the site. 601 W. Harris St. (near the intersection of Liberty St. and MLK, Jr. Blvd).

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by Bertha Husband and it is subversive, because it is not a state authorized activity which uses youthful courage, like war, but a creative and challenging sport, a coming-of-age ritual they invented for themselves.

The center of this exhibition is a large traveling collection of skateboard decks from Canada, displayed in rows on two walls. Presumably, the concept was to invite a number of graphic designers to use a skateboard deck as a “canvas” and decorate it and the collective title of the work is “32 Inch Canvas.”

Each work is accompanied by the artist’s name and a short resume. It may have been conceived of as a homage to skateboarding, but since the boards are new and unused and the images selfconsciously “designerly”, the result is slick and sterile.

Skateboarders all decorate their own boards which over time and much use display many scars, matching the accumulated injuries of their riders. A far more interesting exhibition would result from a series of well-worn real decks that have been retired from the game.

But how can the visual artist respond to a physical art without falling into the trap of representation? Skateboarding itself is creative, a dance where the choreography is a meditation on failing and

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Through June 28@Red Gallery IN 1978 I MADE A PAINTING OF SKATEBOARDERS. At the time, a friend suggested it was a bad idea. Since skateboarding was already passé, the painting “was as outdated as bell bottom pants.”

But fashions revolve and always return, at least once. While bell bottoms are going through their second incarnation, skateboarding has proved to be not a passing fad merely, but an established urban sub-culture and now a tv spectator sport.

Watching the X Games on television the other day, I remarked that it still retains a lot of its “streetness,” it seems to be played for the love of doing it, as opposed to the professional’s hunger for an ego salve and a large purse.

Skateboarding would appear to be about pushing the trick to the point of falling and even breaking bones. It is about displaying one’s fearlessness while admiring one’s comrades’ abilities and ingenuity. It is primarily a boy’s thing

falling and the pieces that work best in and falling, the metaphor for the virtuoso this exhibition revolve skateboarding stunt. conceptually In prominent place on a wall on its around this idea. own there is a large work by Asylm, a “Turn and Face graffiti artist from Los Angeles, that the Stage” is a conwas commissioned by SCAD. tinuous film loop by Graffiti was once an authentic urban S.S. D Films, youth culture in the 1980s, and itself showing repeated a coming-of-age ritual with its own attempts by young attendant dangers. Later, it was comen of different opted and transformed into a safe levels of gravitydesigner style,. defying ability, With the market’s ability to assimskating and falling. ilate everything, skateboarding is no The action takes doubt on the way to becoming a place on the street professional sport with cut-throat and, unlike the X competition, celebrity stars, product Games, the skaters lines and product endorsements. wear no knee or James Walker, ‘Fall,’ 2005, But even as that happens, as elbow protection, mixed media on canvas skateboarders disappear over the and no helmets. horizon to collect their checks from As if to rectify this lack, in a pile on some merchandiser or other, we can be the floor in a corner of the gallery, Susan certain that younger boys, convinced of Krause presents skateboard gear resemtheir own immortality, will be devising bling protective wear as false joints - a some new and strange daredevil act to prosthetic protection, perhaps. test their metal. I can hardly wait. ◗ James Walker’s room installation “In House” runs through June 28 at the takes us into the overstuffed studio of a Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St. visual artist who is also a skateboarder.

Bertha Husband is a native of Scotland The most compelling images here are who has studied art at Oxford University the shelves made out of skateboard and Ruskin School of Fine Art. She has decks that have been split through the an MFA from the School of the Art center, the wood shattered and apparInstitute in Chicago. Her art criticism has ently breaking under the weight of the appeared in the Chicago Reader, objects which they support; breaking Somnambulist, and Left Curve.

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THOSE AMONG YOU who venture The six-page dinner menu offers out toward the southside of Savannah tempting beef, chicken, seafood and may have noticed the addition of a new pork dishes that you may not find at Mexican restaurant near the corner of other places, such as Brochette (shrimp Waters and Eisenhower. stuffed with jalapenos, Monterey jack If you did notice, you may have cheese, wrapped in bacon then grilled, thought to yourself, “This place is or Chicken Mole Pablano (pulled chicken probably no different than any other stewed in a rich sauce seasoned with a Mexican restaurant in town.” variety of spices and chiles).

But you would have been wrong, And while we’re on the subject of disaccording to the four men who brought tinctive menu choices, let’s talk about Felipe’s to life. two of their other menus: the wine menu Owner Jim Harding, General and the Tequila menu.

Managing Partner Tony For starters, the Rossing, Food and wine menu is two Beverage Manager Jim pages long and Foley and Chef Felipe includes a full page Orozco are true for both vino blanco (white) and vino tinto believers in their (red) varieties, all of restaurant’s which are either uniqueness.

Argentinean or Part of what makes Chilean in origin. their business special is And then there is the bond that exists the Tequila menu, a between them. cornucopia of choices “Twelve years ago, for the true Tequila Jim (Harding) and I met connoisseur. A while we were working whopping 50-plus varitogether at the TGI Above, chef Felipe Orozco; below, his eties grace it, and can Friday’s downtown,” signature chiles rellenos either be blended into says Rossing. a margarita or served “And I met Tony in a 2 ounce snifter (Rossing) as part of the with a wedge of lime. opening staff at You can also split a Suzabelle’s,” Foley snifter and sample a recalls. few of the many “They all met Felipe choices.

(Orozco) through me,” While you’re here, says Harding, who conalso take note of the tinues to tell the saga authenticity of the of Felipe’s. décor at Felipe’s.

“About seven years There’s a reason it ago, I bought this looks so authentic: It is. duplex and I lived in one half and rented “After we purchased the restaurant out the other half to Felipe. I lived there back in October, Felipe and I went to for the fist three years, and while I was stay with his parents for a week in his there, Felipe started to cook for me,” hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico,” says Harding says.

Harding. “We hand picked pretty much “After a while, we started having geteverything you see in the restaurant togethers at a friend’s house, and he while we were there.” would cook for us. People really loved Their outdoor patio garden boasts a the food. Eventually, I approached Tony lovely waterfall and pond area, with with the idea of opening a Mexican ample seating and satellite television, as restaurant. He agreed, and I sold off all well as a wide array of flora and fauna. It of my other properties to open Felipe’s. is completely enclosed in a high wooden It was a big decision, but I was confident fence, isolating it from the surrounding to make it with the team we have,” he hustle and bustle. If you didn’t know says. better, you might think you were at a Their close-knit, team mentality also Mexican merendero (outdoor café). ◗ shows in the way that they approach their business.

Felipe’s Grand Opening is this Saturday, “It’s not just about the food here,” June 25. Felipe’s is open for lunch at says Rossing. “It’s the atmosphere, the 11:30. Food is served until 9:30 Mondayservice, the décor and the food, and we Thursday, and 10:30 on Friday and want each aspect to build on the other in Saturday. Open from 3 until 9 on order to elevate Felipe’s to a higher Sundays. level.”

“Everything here is different,” says Foley. “Our food is totally different from other Mexican restaurants in the area.”

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IN AN EARLIER TIME, Meg Kelso might have telephoned a girlfriend, uncorked a bottle of wine and unloaded.

That was before the Internet.

Instead, in late January, with her marriage breaking up and her finances falling apart, Kelso sat down in her kitchen to blog.

“Rick is a selfish, lying cheat,” she wrote.

With the strokes of her keyboard, Kelso joined an army of angry exes, embittered employees and rancorous relatives who air their grievances to a potential audience of millions. By late 2004, 7 percent of the 120 million U.S. adults who use the Internet said they had created a blog — short for Web log — according to a study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Four times as many — about 32 million — said they read blogs, the study says.

Although some people are posting innocuous information about everything from politics to poetry, many bloggers have axes to grind online. The full legal, ethical and interpersonal implications of these virtual vendettas are just beginning to be explored.

“My sense is that every dimension of life is being blogged now — divorce, marriage, death, pets, triumphs on the Little League field,” said Lee Raine, director of the Pew project. “The rules of the road, the rules of etiquette are being chal-

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Meg Kelso of Marietta, Ga., looks over postings to her blog, in which she shares her feelings about her divorce; her recent postings often talk about men she is dating lenged by the ease with which people can do things that used to be appropriate only for whispers between two people. It’s hard to describe how transformative this is of human relations.”

In 2002, Heather Armstrong, now a Salt Lake City mom, was fired as a Web designer after posting catty, cranky and sometimes crass accounts of life at her unidentified company.

The name of her blog — dooce — took on a life of its own as a verb that means to be fired over one’s online activity.

This year, Armstrong’s blog is getting publicity of a different sort. Dooce took four Bloggies — awards for blogs — at the fifth annual ceremony held at the South

by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. Among the honors was Best American Blog.

Although Meg Kelso’s site is much newer, it now logs about 1,000 hits a day.

Had she realized how many people might see her postings, she said, she might have “not been so nasty” with unflattering descriptions of Rick’s anatomy and personal hygiene.

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For people who feel wronged in a relationship, blogging fills two needs — “to vent, and to let the world know what a jerk she thinks the guy is,” said Rebecca Blood, author of The Weblog Handbook (Perseus Books, $14).

Blood says now that future bosses or boyfriends can Google a name, “people need to remember this is not a private little game they’re playing.”

Former Delta Air Lines flight attendant Ellen Simonetti of Austin, Texas, filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Oct. 8, 2004, charging sexual discrimination after she was suspended for posting “inappropriate” photos of herself in uniform on her blog. She charged that Delta had failed to fire men who posted pictures of themselves in uniform online.

A recording of her supervisor’s phone call dismissing her is now on her blog.

All the legal ramifications to blogging may not be established for years.

“There’s a tremendous body of existing law all over the world about what people can and cannot do when they publish,” the Pew project’s Raine said.

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In Europe, gender equality in the wine world still hovers in the Middle Ages, but strong-willed females have made progress. In 1975, Maria Martinez, a warm-hearted yet tough survivor, began her wine career in Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rioja region.

After only four years of working in the cellars, she earned her spot among esteemed winemakers, and has since been crowned â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Queen of Riojaâ&#x20AC;? as the head winemaker at highly respected, 130-year-old Bodegas Montecillo.

When asked about her role as a highprofile female in this business, Maria quietly replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am in love with this profession â&#x20AC;Ś and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a fighter.â&#x20AC;? She sadly admits, though, that there are no other â&#x20AC;&#x153;respectedâ&#x20AC;? female winemakers in Rioja.

(At a recent luncheon I attended in Tampa honoring Martinez, only two of the 14 wine industry attendees were women.)

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Winery, a business with a tradition of employing female managers.

Then Zelma Long, considered the most important woman in California wine history, started her career in the labs of Robert Mondavi Winery, moving to Simi as winemaker, and eventually becoming the executive vice president of MoĂŤt Hennessy Louis Vuittonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s California wineries, which includes Simi.

Inspiring many others were additional trailblazers like Merry Edwards and Helen Turley, two women who also made it on their own. Edwards got her start in the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s when, even armed with a Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in enology, she kept getting rejected after interviewers learned â&#x20AC;&#x153;Merryâ&#x20AC;? equaled female.

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Turley, the genius behind super-venerated, super-concentrated cabernets from Pahlmeyer, Colgin and Marcassin, has been called the best winemaker in California by many writers and winemakers alike. She started at Sonomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not afraid of the good olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; boy wine industry, and arrives on the scene full of enthusiasm. Women have made considerable advancement in the wine ranks, thanks to the commitment of many stalwart individuals.

Still, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room for improvement.

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In a land that reveres fake boobs and facelifts, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of expected, but come onâ&#x20AC;Ś it would be nice if kudos came for verve not vivaciousness.

Like many other industries during the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movement, the turnaround began in the early 1970s. In 1973, MaryAnn Graf, the first female graduate of University of California at Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; viticulture and enology program, became head winemaker at Napa Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Simi

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1/2 Director Christopher Nolan, who immediately established himself with the crackerjack crime gems Memento and Insomnia, has made another movie in which thought often speaks louder than either action or words. Fear is the motivating factor for almost every character, starting with young Bruce Wayne. As he grows older and notes how his hometown of Gotham City continues to degenerate into a cesspool of crime and corruption (something his father fought hard to change), Bruce (now played by Christian Bale) embarks on an international odyssey, hoping to learn all about the inner workings of the criminal mind.

This journey eventually lands him in the company of Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson) and Ra’s al Ghul (The Last Samurai’s Ken Watanabe), two powerful figures who run The League of Shadows, a vigilante group bent on wiping out evil wherever it exists. Having finally conquered his fear of bats, Bruce decides that this creature of the night will become his symbol as he battles his burg’s evildoers. He has always been able to count on the services of the family butler Alfred (Michael Caine), yet he also finds allies in Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), an inventor who works for Wayne Enterprises, and detective Jim Gordon, seemingly the only honest cop left in Gotham (it’s nice to see perennial villain Gary Oldman cast in this sympathetic role). More ambiguous in her support is assistant d.a. Rachel Dawes (Katie Holmes), who views Bruce Wayne as a shallow billionaire and Batman as a potentially dangerous vigilante. Yet even she would concede that the Caped Crusader’s preferable to Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson), the city’s leading crime boss, or Dr. Jonathan Crane (Cillian Murphy), a twisted psychiatrist who also operates under the guise of The Scarecrow. The

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The classic 1950s TV sitcom gets refitted for a 21st century big-screen excursion, but unfortunately, it’s the audience who gets it right in the kisser. We do get an irascible bus driver named Ralph Kramden and his dim-witted friend Ed Norton, played here by Cedric the Entertainer and Mike Epps. The plot centers around their efforts to raise enough money to place a down payment on a duplex coveted by their wives (Gabrielle Union and Regina Hall). One character makes a crack about The WB, which in all honesty is where this feeble film belongs. On the plus side, John Leguizamo is a hoot as a motor-mouthed hustler, and there’s one funny line about the “Shah of Argentina.”

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Based on the countless scenes in which Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie strip down to their undergarments, it’s clear that there isn’t an ounce of flab on either of those beautiful bodies -- it’s just too bad the same can’t be said about the film itself.

Sorry, Ms. Aniston, but Brad and Angelina make a hot on-screen couple, and they gleefully throw themselves into this chaotic action flick in which the sharp dialogue too often gets drowned out by the incessant explosions and automatic weapon fire. The People Magazine perennials play John and Jane Smith, a suburban couple who have grown bored with each other over the six years they’ve been married. But what they don’t realize is that they’re both skilled assassins working for competing agencies; once this tidbit of information becomes known to both parties, each is suddenly forced to try to kill the other. The movie’s pacing is damaged by Doug Liman’s occasionally lackadaisical direction (a problem it shares with his The Bourne Identity), and

With the lovely Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants still in theaters, only the most ardent Lizzie McGuire fanatic would conceivably make this imperfect movie her top choice for a night out with the girls. Hilary Duff, a personable but one-note actress who seems to be playing Lizzie even when her characters are named something else, tackles the role of Holly Hamilton, a teenager who doesn’t like the fact that her single mom (Heather Locklear) uproots the family every time she gets dumped by a Mr. Wrong. Landing in Brooklyn, Holly decides to cheer up her mother by fabricating a Mr. Right: Taking suggestions from her friend’s unwitting uncle (Chris Noth), Holly anonymously sends her mother flowers, writes her poems and shoots her cheery Instant Messages. But it never occurs to Holly that, duh, her mom might eventually want to meet this seemingly perfect man in the flesh, and that’s when her scheme begins to unravel. Even allowing that this is supposed to be a frothy comedy aimed at younger viewers, the film is so casually cruel in its treatment of its characters (particular Locklear’s pathetic single woman, who craves a man like a junkie craves his next fix) that a bad taste lingers in the mouth even after everybody instantly learns their valuable life lesson during the final 10 minutes. And Hollywood’s gay panic continues unabated: On the heels of Miss Congeniality 2’s masochistic stylist and The Longest Yard’s parade of swishy queens, we now get a mincing bartender (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’s” Carson Kressley) who practically has an orgasm as he wipes the brow of a sweaty construction worker. Enough already!

Scarecrow? Ra’s al Ghul? These are second-tier Batman villains, with none of the marquee value of, say, The Joker or Catwoman. Yet by kicking off his series

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No filmmaker in his right mind would want his boxing picture to be released a scant few months after Million Dollar Baby cleaned up at the Oscars and at the box office. But Cinderella Man is so structurally and tonally different from Clint Eastwood’s masterwork that it might as well be about jai alai. This one never touches greatness like Clint’s Baby, but it’s a sturdy film on its own terms, relating the real-life story of pugilist James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe). Considered past his prime and barely able to provide for his wife (Renee Zellweger) and kids by snagging occasional work on the docks, Braddock finds himself on an unlikely comeback trail as a one-time gig inside the ring turns into a late-career flourishing. Crowe’s touching portrayal is instrumental in recruiting the audience’s sympathies from the get-go.

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CINDERELLA MAN ✰✰✰

George Lucas has declared that this is the darkest film in the series (certainly, The Empire Strikes Back is the only chapter that compares), and the MPAA obviously agreed by pasting the movie with a PG-13 rating instead of the usual PG. It's here that we witness the final transformation of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) from a young idealist who's been tagged as the "Chosen One" by the Jedi Council to an agent of evil for the power-hungry lords of the Sith. Despite efforts by his wife Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman) and his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) to keep him from turning to the dark side of the Force, Anakin instead chooses to follow the advice of the nefarious Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), a megalomaniac determined to establish his own insidious, fascistic government.

(If that sounds suspiciously like America 2005 as opposed to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, be aware that Lucas includes plenty of topical parallels.)

Bluntly speaking, the opening acts of Revenge of the Sith are dreadful, until something inspiring occurs: The mythology takes over. As Lucas rounds the final curves, he begins to focus on the elements of the story that directly tie into events first recorded in the original Star Wars flick back in '77. For the first time since, well, 1977, Lucas seems completely in control of his craft, and these sequences resonate beyond the screen.

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Imagine Adam Sandler in the Burt Reynolds role in Deliverance. Impossible, right? Yet it really isn’t that much easier to accept Sandler in Reynolds’ old role of football-star-turned-convict Paul “Wrecking” Crewe in the remake of The Longest Yard. Sandler is squishy-soft in that unmistakable Hollywood manner -- he looks less like an a-hole athlete who could tough it out in a Texas prison than an eager-to-please Improv regular who somehow ended up in a Universal Studios tour backlot simulation of a Texas prison. Faithfulness to director Robert Aldrich’s hard-hitting 1974 flick, in which Crewe leads a ragtag group of convicts in a football match against the sadistic guards, isn’t the problem. But when this version does deviate from its source material, the results are disastrous -- and all but kill any chance the film had in maintaining its modest pleasures.

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Amnesty International Local group meets regularly the third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Sentient Bean Coffeehouse, 13 E. Park Ave. Call Raymond at 898-3506.

Chatham County Democratic Committee meets on the second Monday of each month. at 6 p.m. For information, call Joe Murray Rivers, chair, 234-5969, or Janice Shay, 547-5212 or visit www.chathamdems.org.

Chatham County Democratic Women For information, call Maxine Harris at 3520470 or 484-3222.

Chatham County Young Republicans For information, call Brad Morrison at 5964810.

Coastal Democrats The June monthly meeting of Coastal Democrats will have a discussion of Clean Energy and the Environment, led by two noted Savannah environmentalists, Keith Freeman and Sara Barczak. The meeting is open to the public with no charge. It will be held June 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Barnes Restaurant on Waters Avenue.

Comprehensive Planning Workshop The Metropolitan Planning Commission will host several workshops throughout Savannah during the summer. On June 23 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the MPC Hearing Room, a workshop will be held regarding the Historic Neighborhoods (South). All neighborhood residents and business owners are encouraged to attend. Those who are unable to attend may contact the MPC at 651-1440 for additional information or for an individual appointment.

information, call Debbie W. Walker at 2382960, Ext. 126.

Give ‘Em Hecht Campaign Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Greg K. Hecht will meet with supporters on June 24 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at The Mulberry Inn, 601 E. Bay St.

League of Women Voters The Savannah-Chatham chapter of the League of Women Voters meets on the first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in Room 3 of the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital. The league is a statewide, non-partisan, non-profit, multi-issue organization that encourages citizen participation in government and takes action on public policy issues. membership is open to any citizen at least 18 years old.

Libertarian Party of Chatham County Libertarian Party of Chatham County meets each Monday at 8:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble at Oglethorpe Mall. Call 308-3934 or visit www.nodebts.com/chathamlibertariansinsga.html.

Rap Sessions A free-flowing discussion of spiritual, political and social issues on Thursdays at 7 p.m. at 223 E. Gwinnett St., on the corner of Lincoln and Gwinnett, next to Kroger. During the 1960s and 70s, rap sessions (times when people got together and discussed what was on their minds) were going on at college campuses all over the U.S. Has today’s generation become totally leveled or do we have something to say? Don’t let your human voice be silenced. Call 232-1165.

Savannah Peace Coalition Keep up with current events every Tuesday night on Yahoo Chat around 7 p.m. Send an e-mail to schmalk@yahoo.com to receive an invitation to join the chat.

Curbside Recycling

Savannah Republican Club

Persons who would like the city to initiate a curbside recycling program can sign a petition offered by the Savannah Chapter of the Green Building Council. Call 236-0781 or access the petition online at www.petitiononline.com/cleannow/petition.html.

Meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Call 927-7170.

Fellowship of Reconciliation The oldest interfaith peace and justice organization in the United States meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

Food Not Bombs Feed the hungry and the homeless Sundays at noon in Franklin Square as part of a worldwide effort to encourage kindness in the place of violence. Cooking starts around 10 a.m. at The Blue House, 410 W. Duffy St. To volunteer, call 233-4461.

Foster Grandparent Program Earth Day The Foster Grandparents Program of EOA is celebrating Earth Day by saving empty printer cartridges and used cell phones from disposal in landfills across the country. Used cartridges and cell phones can be refurbished for reuse. Drop off cartridges and cell phones at 618 W. Anderson St. For more

Sierra Club Regular meetings held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 520 E. Washington Ave. 351-7436.

Skidaway Island Democrats Savannah attorney Walter C. Hartridge, a Harvard Law School classmate of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, will speak to the Skidaway Island Democrats on June 29 at 7 p.m. in the conference room of the Sterne, Agee Building, 4 Skidaway Village Square. The meeting is open to the general public. A question and answer period will follow the address. For information, call Tom Oxnard at 598-4290 or oxhouse@aol.com.

Auditions

Call for Entries

Lowcountry Ensemble Company

Chatham County Chamber seeks musicians

is looking for actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, poets and those who want to be. The Lowcountry Ensemble Company is in the process of creating, developing and maintaining a company of actors. For information, call 220-1014 or send e-mail to negroensemble@comcast.net.

The Chatham County Chamber Group is seeking classically trained musicians. Call 232-2326.

Roundhouse Educational Company

This two-day, four-hours-each-day class focuses on refreshing driving skills, reviews the rules of the road and identifies areas where changes take place as we age. The cost is $10 per person. Upon completion, most insurance carriers may deduct up to 10 percent on certain parts of an insurance policy for a period of three years. Classes will be held July 12 and 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Smart Senior-Candler Hospital. Call 352-4405. Classes also will be held July 14 and 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Generation One and from 1-5 p.m. at Sterne/Agee in Skidaway Village. Call 350-7587 for the morning class or 352-0070 for the afternoon class. Classes will be held Aug. 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Smart Senior-Candler Hospital. Call 352-4405.

is seeking children grades 4-7 to prepare for a CD recording session for educational purposes. Compensation provided for studio time. Audition July 10 at 2 p.m. at Live Oak Community Church on Tibet Avenue. Call 920-6542 or 272-3911.

Benefits & Fundraisers Blessingdale’s A new thrift store at 2118 Bona Bella, at the corner of Skidaway and Bona Bella in the Bacon Park Shopping Center, sells clothes, furniture, electronics and household items.

All proceeds support The Living Vine, a Christian maternity home in Savannah.

Donations are greatly appreciated. Call 3554339.

Loco’s Day to Fight FA Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) is a rare, genetic, neurodegenerative, multi-system, life-shortening disorder. About one in 50,000 people in the U.S. have FA. Loco’s Deli and Pub, 301 W. Broughton St., will hold a fundraiser for the Friedrich’s Ataxia Research Alliance on Sunday, July 10 from 11 a.m. to midnight.

Loco’s will donate $1 for every Redneck burger, Rooster salad and 10 wings sold that day. In addition, they will raffle off prizes. For information, call Allyson Campbell at 6311113 or Lindsay Ashman at 925-9360.

Paddling for Healthy Hearts Tour This fundraiser was begun by members of the Savannah/Chatham County Southeast Affiliate of the American Heart Association to raise funds and awareness. It is based on long-distance sea-kayak trips along the Atlantic coast. To follow the progress or make a donation, visit www.heartpaddle.org. r 713-8778.

Call for Applications AARP Foundation SCSEP The AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program offers job search assistance and paid on-the-job training for eligible workers 55 years of age or older. Call 234-1681 or visit the AARP office at 221 E. 34th St. to complete an application.

Speak Up!

Chatham County 4-H Summer Camp

Local activist group focused on protesting the illegality of the war in Iraq. Contact Richard DiPirro at 441-7167 for more information.

The Chatham County 4-H Clubs are now accepting applications for summer camp.

For information on the different types of camp, call 652-7987 or send e-mail to trishwest4h@hotmail.com.

Classes & Workshops AARP 55 Alive

AASU Fall Registration Dates Armstrong Atlantic State University announces that registration for undergraduate and graduate students will be held now through July 15 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Classes begin Aug. 15. To enroll in an undergraduate program, call 927-5277. For informaiton on graduate admissions and courses, call 927-5377. For information about AASU, visit www.armstrong.edu.

Adult Education The Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers in collaboration with Royce Learning Centers and Hope House of Savannah offers tutoring every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in basic literacy skills, GED preparation and computer training. Call 4475711 or stop by the center at 1601 Drayton St. to register.

Art and Theater Classes at S.P.A.C.E. Several classes in art and theater are being offered for both children and adults at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. For information, call 651-4248.

Art School Summer classes are offered for students ages 6 through teens. Classes run for a week at a time, with students attending Monday through Friday for three hours. The cost is $150 per week and supplies are included. Each week has a theme such as Three Dimensional Art, Drawing Threatened and Endangered Animals and Characters of Fiction and Fantasy. Call 921-1151 or visit www.theartschool-sav.com.

Baby sign classes Savannah Speech & Hearing Center is offering Baby Sign classes for babies aged 6-12 months and their parents. Communicate with your baby before you knew it was pos-

31 sible. Classes are offered in four-week sessions every month. Times vary. The cost is $50, which includes materials. To register, call 355-4601.

assist with programming for people from around the world who visit the historic house.

Call Dottie Kraft at 236-8097 or send email to jcredle@savbusiness.net.

Babysitters training class

Drawing Inspiration From the Masters

St. Joseph’s/Candler Childhood Injury Prevention Program offers a class for boys and girls 11-15 who want to become babysitters. The cost is $35, which includes lunch and a training manual, plus certification on completion of the class. Registration and pre-payment are required. 819-8583.

Free drawing classes for teens, adults and seniors are offered by the Savannah Art Association through a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Leisure Services Bureau. Classes are held Saturdays through October from 9 a.m. to noon at Armstrong Atlantic State University’s’ Fine Arts Hall. This program offers a solid foundational art education to members of the community at no cost. For information, call 897-5612 or 598-8217.

Basic computer class Eastside Concerned Citizens Inc. at 803 E. Park Ave. offers basic computer classes every second and fourth Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. 232-5280.

Beginners quilting classes

Eastside Concerned Citizens, Inc. Project Tomorrow Inc.

are held every Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Wesley Community Centers of Savannah, Inc., 1601 Drayton St. Register by calling 447-5711 or stop by the center.

is offering several classes and workshops.

The list includes sewing, crocheting, computer training, CPR and more. 232-5280.

Building a Home The UBuildIt office in Savannah invites you to attend a free seminar to help you learn more about building your very own dream house.

Call 236-1211.

is offering free computer classes for beginners in Computer Basics Level One plus the study guide program software for the Georgia High School Graduation Test. Call Gloria Ferguson at 238-2960, Ext. 153.

Career Achievement Program

Fiction Writing Workshop in Belize

St. Mary’s Community Center, an affiliate of St. Joseph’s/Candler, is offering a program to help adults with math, reading and writing skills. Participants learn through a computer software program, small group and individual tutoring and study books. Participants can choose their hours between Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center is at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578.

will be held this fall. The eight-night workshop will be held at Xanadu Island Resort. .Participants will fly out of Atlanta. All details are available from Christopher Scott Writing Vacations at 398-1727 or www.cscottwriting.com.

The School of Church Music located at 101 Bull St. is announcing specialized workshops to give practical help with almost every area of music ministry, including Conducting Techniques, Youth Choirs, Planning and Organization, Worship Teams, Midi and Keyboards, Children’s Choirs, Worship Planning, Liturgy, Senior Choirs, Keyboards, Vocal Techniques, Rehearsal Tips, Music Software and more. The Annual Music and Worship Seminar will be held June 25 and 26.

Call 236-1566 or send email to scm@schoolofchurchmusic.org.

Coastal Scooters Classes Coastal Scooters is conducting classes that focus on road skills, safety and the proper maintenance of scooters. Classes are limited in size to provide personal assistance. Each rider is equipped with a TGB 49.5cc scooter and helmet. The class is three hours in length, consisting of classroom, field and onroad instruction. Classes meet on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or Sundays from 1-4 p.m. The cost is $40. To register, call 2325513 or visit Coastal Scooters at 418 W. Broughton St.

Computer Classes Basic introduction to computers and Microsoft Works offered at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bull and 31st streets.

Classes meet for two hours, one day a week for six weeks. Cost is $20 for the session and $20 for the text book. Pre-registration is required. Call 355-0219.

Davenport House Docent Training Volunteer docent training will be offered in July. Training includes studies in local history and decorative arts. Docents lead tours and

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First Steps parent education program This parent education and support program is based at St. Joseph’s/Candler. To find out how you can help, call 819-6910.

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Found Object Sculpture Workshop for Teens The Art School is offering this workshop for ages 10 through teens on Wednesday, July 6 through Friday, July 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Students will look at art of assemblage artists, then create their own sculptures using found objects. Creation of the sculpture will involve the supervised use of tools. Cost is $150, supplies included. Call 921-1151.

Free Coaching Session and Assessment Free session for personal, career and professional development. Call Executive Leadership Coaching, 443-9860, or send email to Vicki@excellentcoach.com.

Free computer classes St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center offers free computer classes. Call 447-6605 for times, days and registration information.

Space is limited.

Inquiry Circle

Jim Reed

(Music Editor & Reluctant Debutante)

Listening to bad music so you don’t have to...

based on the work of Byron Katie is now forming. Contact Ursula Sterling at 484-0134 or send e-mail to u.sterling@att.net, or visit http://www.thework.com/WhatisTheWork.asp .

Life Challenge Consulting When would now be a great time to engage yourself in life-changing strategies. Career; stress reduction; spirituality. Free initial halfhour consultation. Call Cindy Beach, M.S., at 429-7265.

FOX at Nite’s

Life Drawing Sessions with a clothed model will be held Sundays June 26, July 25, Aug. 28, Sept. 25 and Oct. 23 from 1-4 p.m. at the Savannah Art Association, located above Belford’s in City Market. Bring drawing supplies. The cost is $35 per session for members, $45 for nonmembers. Call 897-5612.

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offers swimming lessons for all ages. Classes are held Mondays and Wednesdays for ages 3 to 5 and 6 to 8. Adults and ages 9 to 12 meet Tuesdays and Thursdays. A variety of times are offered. Call 351-6556.

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The Live Oak Public Library offers free classes on using computers to access information at the Bull Street Library.

Call 652-3662.

ABATE (American Bikers Active Toward Education)

Summer Music Program for Kids

Alternative Video/Film Enthusiast

Indepth exploration of the 11th step.

Meditation and contemplation instruction provided as it applies to recovery and maintenance. Classes begin Monday, June 20 from noon to 1 p.m. or 7:30-8:30 p.m. Class fee is $12. 313 E. Harris St. For information, call Cindy Beach, M.S., 429-7265.

The Calhoun Conservatory of Music at 101 Bull St. will host this program on Mondays, beginning June 27 and July 11, 18 and 25.

Pre-registration is required. Programs include Instruments and Music Makers, Playing Instruments with Others, Introduction to Piano and Keyboard, Introduction to Music Theory and Singing and Performing on Stage. Call 236-1400 or send email to musicedu@calhounconservatoryofmusic.net.

Join others who enjoy alternative movies.

Viewings will be held in private homes which includes social time as well as viewing a movie. Call Don at 655-0482 or send e-mail to savdeca@aol.com.

Multiple blessings

Tap Roots

Beach Historic Neighborhood Association

The spirituality of nature and the inter-connectedness of all life are crucial beliefs of Unitarian Universalists. The importance of trees in our communities and our spiritual lives is the subject of a five-session program offered by the Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church, Sundays at 10 a.m. The church is located at 143 Houston St. The program has been adapted from worldrenowned primatologist Jane Goodall’s Tap Roots curriculum. Elementary through high school-age students are invited to participate. To sign up or for information, call Chris Neal at 233-6284 or craftsneal@aol.com.

meets monthly on the third Thursday at 6 p.m. Call 605-4471 for details.

The cost is $10 per person and is most beneficial to parents of children less than 4 years. To register, call 350-9335.

Mindful meditation classes will be held on Mondays from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at the Integrated Behavioral Center, 1121 Cornell Ave. The cost is $10 per session. Call 3554987.

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readings on Saturdays from 1-3 p.m. at Media Play. For information, call Antonio at 713-1470 or send email to Catscandance2@aol.com.

Come learn the foundations of stress reduction as it applies to family, the workplace and current life challenges. Classes are held Wednesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. Class fee is $15. 313 E. Harris St. For more information, call Cindy Beach, M.S., 429-7265.

Memorial Health positive parenting class

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skills at the Skidaway Narrows. The cost is $275. Call 341-9502 or visit www.savannahcanoeandkayak.com.

is a four-week education course offered by Memorial Health and designed for the family expecting twins, triplets or more. Call Barbara at 350-3129 or visit www.memorialhealth.com.

Open Classes at The Studio The Studio, located on Roger Lacey Avenue in Thunderbolt (just off Skidaway Road and Victory Drive) offers the following classes: Adult Beginning Ballet Monday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. with Veronica Moretti Niebuhr; Int/Adv Ballet Monday at 5:30 p.m. with Dago Nieves; Int/Adv Ballet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with Jil Cooley; Int/Adv Jazz Tuesday at 5 p.m. with Veronica Moretti Niebuhr and Adult Modern/Jazz Wednesday at 7 p.m. with Joanna Warchol. Call 6959249.

Parent and Teen Driving Course The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department will present a free two-hour parent/teen driver’s course the last Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Day School, 4625 Waters Ave. Call 651-6653 or send e-mail to ccamire@savannahga.gov and request a registration form. The course is designed for 14-16 year olds and their parents. Advance registration is required.

Parenting the preschooler is a course offered by Telfair Women’s Hospital at Candler. Call at 819-3368 or visit www.sjchs.org.

Savannah Art Association Life Drawing Drawing sessions will be held the first three Tuesdays of every month from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Savannah Art Association (located in City Market upstairs over Belford’s). The model is clothed. Bring your own drawing supplies. $10 per session for members.

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center at 801 E. Gwinnett offers business and computer classes.

Sea Camp 2005 Registration has begun for this year’s sessions. Each program involves a variety of hands-on activities centered around a specific ocean theme. Programs are available for children ages 3 through 12. Call the Tybee Island Marine Science Center at 786-5917 or stop by the center at 1510 Strand to pick up a schedule and registration form.

Sea Scouts Kayak Camp sponsored by Savannah Canoe and Kayak, is for boys and girls ages 10 to 16 and will be held Monday through Friday July 11-15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The camp features one week of outdoor adventure, games and kayaking

Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp Applications are now being evaluated for this summer camp that is by invitation only. Boys and girls ages 10 to 19 are eligible to apply.

Past participants have included Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Grant Hill and more. Players from 50 states and 17 foreign countries attended the 2004 camp.

For a free brochure, call 704-373-0873.

Tennis, anyone?

Tennis for munchkins, juniors and adults -summer camps, clinics, ball machine workouts. Call 961-9862.

Tybee Island Marine Science Center offers hands-on classes for students of all ages from pre-kindergarten through adults.

Classes include microscope labs, squid dissection, guided beach walks and tours of the Science Center. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org.

UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium presents outreach programs that are interactive, with live animals, costumes and fun activities. Contact Stephanie Edgecombe at 598-2335 for reservations. “Turtle Tales” is a 60-minute outreach program that combines science and art for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. Call Edith Schmidt at 598-2447.

District 11 meets the 2nd Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. at the Silver Dollar Saloon on Hwy. 204 and Old River Rd. Please call for more info. 233-9800.

Banner of the Nations Savannah is part of a regional and global church network. The group meets Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at 12 Drake Dr. Call Frank Spencer at 352-2323 or visit the Web site at www.bannerofthenations.com.

Bipolar Support Group

Coastal Georgia Volkswagen Club This group for Volkswagen lovers - who enjoy meeting like people & attending activities in their autos. Meets the 3rd Saturday of every month. 961-0602.

Daughters of Destiny An ongoing seminar for women who want to make changes in their lives through spirituality and positive reinforcement. The answers lie inside each of us. Meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at Daughters of Destiny House, 12 E. 41st St. Open to all women, all ages, all religions, all beliefs. Facilitated by Miriam Center.

Drumming circle There will be a Drumming Circle on Tybee Island the 3rd Saturday of each month from 4-6 p.m. at the Casual Reader bookstore at the shops at Tybee Oaks off Hwy. 80. Call 786-7655.

Friends of Oatland Board of Directors meets every third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; general membership meeting follows at 7 p.m. at the Oatland Island Educational Center. Call Serena Nasworthy at 897-3060.

John J. Dunn, Ph.D., is interested in hearing from people who want to participate in a bipolar support group. Call 692-1230 after 6 p.m.

Friends of the Library

Bridge club meets at the JEA

Memberships start at $25 and remain active until marriage. See website or call for local chapters. 1-800-869-2500.

1511 Abercorn, ACBL certified duplicate bridge game every Wednesday at 1 p.m.

There is a $4 fee. Call Lynn Pierce at 3549739.

Buy Local Savannah Jane Wells, owner of Coastal Bath and Kitchen, will speak to members on Thursday, June 30 at noon at The Pirates House. Wells will speak on achieving excellent customer service using proven techniques from her sales experience. The lecture is free for Buy Local members. Lunch is $13, which includes buffet, drink, dessert and tip. Call 651-9000 or visit www.buylocalsavannah.com to RSVP.

Chihuahua Meetup of Savannah A special little club for special little dogs and their owners meets the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. For information, visit http://chihuahua.meetup.com/65/

Civil Air Patrol is the civilian, volunteer auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and is involved in search and rescue, aerospace education and cadet programs. Meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. for cadets (12-18 years old) and 7 p.m. for adult members at the former Savannah Airport terminal building off Dean Forest Road, immediately behind Sitel Corp. and Signature Flight Support. For information, check the web site at www.gawg.cap.gov, send e-mail to N303WR@aol.com, or call Capt. Jim Phillips at 412-4410.

Clean Coast

meet the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Bull Street Library. Call 652-3655.

Georgia Christian Singles

Gold Wing Road Riders Association promotes education, safety and fun to motorcycle riders. Call Julian at 920-2700 or John at 858-5414 or visit chaptere2.tripod.com.

Goth Night Savannah A place to connect with fellow individuals who are interested in the music and art of the Gothic subcultures. We welcome musicians, bands, DJs, filmmakers, performance troupes, writers, clothiers, artists and artisans. Visit www.Goth-NightSavannah.com.

Harley Owners Group HOG meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Perkins Restaurant, I-95 & Hwy 204. Call 925-5349.

Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association holds its board meetings on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. between Park Avenue and Duffy Street.

These meetings are open to the public. For information, call 236-8546.

Hostess City Toastmasters Club For those interested in gaining confidence in public speaking. Meets Tuesday evenings, 7pm at 6206 Waters Ave, Rivers Edge Retirement Community. 355-5450

Learn to play Go Learn how to play the game that will soon replace Chess as the intellectual strategy game par excellence., Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Books-A-Million on Abercorn. Call Greg at 232-7549.

Clubs & Organizations

meets monthly on the first Monday at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. The group needs volunteers and volunteer boat-owners for monthly clean-ups on area beaches, barrier islands and marshes.

Check www.cleancoast.org for event schedule.

AASU Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Coastal Bicycle Touring Club of Savannah

Loyal Order of Moose

On Thursdays, the club sponsors role playing with Dungeons and Dragons, Modern D29, Witchcraft, magic the gathering and other role playing games. Anyone interested in playing is free to join. The club meets at 7:30 p.m. at the AASU Compass Point Club House. The club is forming a laser tag team and has bi-monthly children’s

sponsors a bicycle ride every Saturday. Visit www.cbtc.org for a ride schedule and more information. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at Tubby’s Tank House restaurant in Thunderbolt at 6:30 p.m.

Visitors are welcome. 728-5989.

MOMS Club

Worth Club K Softball School for girls ages 5-18 will be held this summer in Nashville, Tenn. For information, call 615-6415898 or visit www.clubk.com.

Low Country Artists’ and Artisans’ Society sponsors a Country Textiles African American Quilt Making Guild. Call 447-1888. at 2202 Norwood Ave. sponsors bingo every Tuesday and Friday starting at 7:30 p.m.

There is a $700 jackpot.

The name of this group stands for Moms Offering Moms Support. It is for stay-athome moms and their children and we meet during the day, during the week, when moms

33 need the most support. Events include day trips, service projects, monthly Mom’s Night Outs, play groups, play dates, crafts events, a babysitting co-op, and other activities. For information, call Courtney at 921-1462, visit www.momsclub.org or send e-mail to momsclubofsavannahga@hotmail.com.

Reiki Share

Millionaire’s Club for Women

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at Books-AMillion and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Call 692-0382, email kasak@comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org.

The purpose of the organization is to achieve wealth and success in personal and professional life and to share this wealth by mentoring others on the same pathy. Call 236-3660.

Objectivist Society of Savannah is a group dedicated to the philosophy of Ayn Rand meets biweekly at the Lion’s Den Lounge. Call Brian at 234-2484 or ww.savannahobjectivists.org.

Oglethorpe Business & Professional Women’s Club meets for lunch the second Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. Call 966-3619 or visit www.obpw.org.

Philo Cafe

Postage stamp meeting and auction

Progressive Guys’ Discussion Group

“How untidy my shell has become! Blurred with moss, knobby with barnacles, its shape is hardly recognizable any more. Surely, it had a shape once. It has a shape still in my mind.

What is the shape of my life?” -- Anne Morrow Lindbergh. If these words resonate with you and you are a woman of “a certain age” on her own, join us for lively discussion, laughter and fun. Call 236-8581.

Savannah Area Landlord & Real Estate Investors Association Learn to be a real estate investor or landlord.

Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Midtown on Abercorn. The $20 guest fee will apply to your membership if you join.

Savannah Art Association s currently accepting applications for membership in our historic organization. We offer affordable art workshops, social activities and a chance for you to display your art in a downtown gallery. Drop by the gallery at 309

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Call Dennis Piasio at 1-888-674-2937.

Savannah Chess Club meets Monday at Books-A-Million from 7 to 11 p.m. Bring your chess sets. Call 631-0338 or send e-mail to geocities/savannahchessclub.com.

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States has a dinner meeting the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club, Hunter Army Airfield. At the June 28 meeting, retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Tom Burnette will speak about his recent trips to Iraq and Afghanistan to provide advice to American commanders. Gen. Burnette serves as a senior mentor in support of the U.S. Forces Joint Command Joint Warfighting Center, providing guidance to American commanders around the world. The cost is $16.

Call Sybil Cannon at 964-5366 for reservations. The Navy League is a non-profit civilian organization that supports the men and women of our sea services and educates the public about the importance of sea power. For information, call John Findeis at 748-7020.

Savannah Express Network Chapter of American Business Women’s Association meets the first Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. at the Savannah Golf Club on East President Street.

RSVP to Laura McLaren at 236-6750, Ext. 14, or 898-9362.

Savannah Fencing Club offers beginning classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $30. All equipment is provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month. Experienced fencers are welcome to join. Call 429-6918 or send email to savannahfencingclub@hotmail.com.

Savannah Ghost and Mystic Meetup Meeting once a month inside a haunted historic house, this is a town hall for psychics, metaphysicians, tarot readers, mediums, remote viewers, pagans, Wiccans, vampyres and those interested in ghosts and parapsychology. Free to join. For information, visit http://www,ghosts.meetup.com/18/ or send email to sscott191@comcast.net.

Savannah Italian Club is dedicated to discussing and preserving the heritage of Italians and Italian-Americans.

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Meets the first Wednesday of every month at Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. 4470943. For more details, call 447-0943 or visit our web site at http://www.savannahcommunity.com/so/SBL.

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An opportunity for men to discuss books, music, film and cultural issues in an intellectually stimulating and non-judgmental environment. Meets the third Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Sentient Bean Coffee House. 231-8841.

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Philosophical sessions taking on a different topic each time at Barnes & Noble every Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Call 659-2930 or 4439267.

If you are a reiki practitioner, join us to share its healing energies with others. Meets the first Monday of the month from 7-9 p.m. at Moondance Center. 236-9003. www.moondancecenter.com.

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Meetings are the first Tuesday at 2717 Livingston Ave. Call Carol Taylor at 925-4064.

Savannah Jaycees for young professionals ages 21 to 39 is a Junior Chamber of Commerce that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and there is no charge for guests.

Call 232-6682 or visit www.savannahjaycees.com.

Savannah Lions Club meets the second and fourth Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Savannah Golf Club. For information, call 355-6033.

Savannah Macintosh Users Group (SMUG) Group for Macintosh computer and software users meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. See www.savannahmug.org.

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Savannah Newcomers Club is open to all residents who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years. The club hosts a monthly luncheon and program on the third Wednesday of each month at various area restaurants. In addition, the Newcomers sponsor tours, activities and events to help new residents in the area learn about their community and provide a forum in which to make new friendships. If you are interested in attending a luncheon or would like more information, call 351-3171.

Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Society is dedicated to the preservation of the canal and its natural and historical features. Dinner meetings are the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Restaurant, 65 W. Fairmont Ave. Volunteer Saturdays are the second Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the SavannahOgeechee Museum & Nature Center at 681 Fort Argyle Rd. (Highway 204) 2.3 miles west of Interstate 95. 748-8068.

Savannah Port City Lions Club meets every first and third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Ryan’s Restaurant on Stephenson.

For information, call 920-9081.

Savannah Shamrocks Rugby Club will be starting a “touch” rugby league on June 23 and will play every Thursday through Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. with the championship on Aug. 6. All games and the tournament will be held at Forsyth Park on the south end.

Minimum age 18. Call Steve Keller at 6637415 or rugbyvulture@cldsnet. There is no cost to participate. Cleats and comfortable running gear is suggested.

Savannah Ski Club

Savannah Sunrise Rotary club meets every Thursday from 7:30-8:30 am at the First City Club in downtown Savannah.

233-1600.

Savannah Toastmasters helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment. Give speeches, evaluate and lead meetings on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 352-1935.

Savannah Ultimate Frisbee meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. in Forsyth Park. Bring a white and dark shirt, water, cleats and a positive attitude. Visit www.savannahultimate.com for information.

Weekend Warriors is a program at Portman’s Music for people who were musicians as kids, but went on to pursue other types of careers. The cost is $95, which includes two hours of instruction each week for four weeks. The latest gear will be provided. Call 354-1500.

W.I.N.O.W.S. Women In Need Of Wine and Spirits meets once a month at a different restaurant or bar.

Call 220-1117.

Dance Adult Ballet Classes

bridges the gap between the deaf, hard-ofhearing and hearing communities. Call 9650077 or send e-mail to thesignative@deafcafe.com.

at Islands Dance Academy. All levels welcome, including beginners. Challenging, rewarding and fun. $10 per class. Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at 115 Charlotte Rd. on Whitemarsh Island. Call Sue Braddy at 897-2100.

Single People in Christian Education (SPICE)

Belly Dance Classes

The Sign-ative

This group is interdenominational and there are no dues or fees. The group discusses education and plans and hosts social events and functions for singles throughout each month. Meets Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at White Bluff United Methodist Church, Room 22.

Southside Optimist Club is a civic organization catering to youth and community service projects that meets every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Restaurant. Call Linda Lee at 695-7733.

Spiritual Discussion Group An exchange of ideas, thoughts and opinions on spiritual topics the last Friday from 7-8:30 p.m. in Moondance Center. 2369003 or www.moondancecenter.com.

Subbuteo Table Soccer meets monthly for tournaments and practice matches. Visit www.savannahsubbuteo.com.

will be held Wednesday nights with beginners from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and advanced beginners from 7:30-8:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons with beginners from 2-3 p.m. and advanced from 3-5 p.m. Small classes, lots of individual attention, mirrored studio on East 53rd St. Cost is $10 per class. Call Layla at 354-5808.

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Swing Dance Savannah meets the first two Mondays of the month from 7-9 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. A new swing dance club is forming. Call 927-4784 or 3988784 or www.shagbeachbop.com.

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5th Annual Southern Isles Bodybuilding and Figure Championships will be held Saturday, July 16 at Amrstrong Atlantic State University Fine Arts Auditorium. Pre-Judging is at 10 a.m. and the Finals/Show is at 7 p.m. There will be 2 national level guest posers. Special door prizes, including a 1-night stay at the Forsyth Park Inn in Historic Savannah, to be given away at the finals. For tickets, entries or information, contact Tony or Mary Ann at 897-1263.

Familiar Pathways A grand opening is set for Familiar Pathways, an eclectic spiritual shop with books, handmade candles and incense, divination tools such as Tarot and runes, crystals, clothing, specialty herbs, classes, gatherings and intuitive readings by appointment. The shop is located at 22 E. 39th St., located on the corner of Drayton.

Hours are Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by appointment. Call 4439678 or visit www.familiarpathways.com.

Venus de Milo announces its June wine tasting, featuring Champagne and Pinot Noirs and the correlation between them. It will be held Saturday, June 25 from 8-10:30 p.m. The cost is $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Call 447-0901.

Savannah’s original shag club meets every Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Midtown at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 927-9439.

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Tybee Beautification Association meets the second Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

With the exception of the June and December meetings, the association meets at the Tybee Community Center.

The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional Dance Program in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. $30 per month for one class and $35 per month for both classes.

Call 233-1951.

Food and Beverage

will conduct a networking social on June 22 from 5-7 p.m. at eMarketSouth, 24 W. Henry St. The event is free for members and $10 for nonmembers, and all guests are asked to bring at least one jar of peanut butter to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank in conjunction with National Hunger Awareness Month. Call 356-1223.

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Adult Beginning Ballet, Mondays at 10 a.m.

Stretch/placement Thursdays at 6 p.m. 5501 Abercorn St. Call 691-2900.

hosts Magnificent Mondays from 7-9 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free swing dance lessons are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered the third and fourth Mondays. Every lady dances each Monday night with members of the Shag-Beach-Bop Nip ‘N Males Dance Team. No cover and club membership is not necessary. Call 9274784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com.

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Fitness A balanced life Student massage and yoga classes are offered at the Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc. Cost ranges from $20 to $30 for a one-hour massage and sessions are instructor supervised. Call 355-3011 for an appointment. Multi-level yoga classes are offered Monday and Friday at 5:45 p.m. Cost is $10 for drop-ins, $40 for a package card of five classes. Walk-ins are welcome. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com.

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.

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Chopra Center at Memorial Health Yoga Classes are held Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Fridays at 5:30 p.m. at the Chopra Center and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in Richmond Hill. The cost is $36 a month or $12 for walk-ins. 3502467.

Inside Moves Yoga/Pilates/personal training are available from Bobbie Kraft, 238-1785, e-mail address bwill01@bellsouth.net. Eight classes of yoga/Pilates is $80, four classes is $45 or drop-ins are $12 for a 1 1/2 hour session.

Personal training is $50 for a 1 1/2 hour session.

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Located at the Savannah Yoga Center, 25 E. 40th St. at Drayton Street. Schedule: Monday, 8-9:15 a.m., Morning Gentle Flow Yoga -- all levels; Monday from 6:30-7:45 p.m., Sunset Flow Yoga -- all levels; Tuesday from 6:30-7:45 p.m., Yoga Basics for beginners; Wednesday from 6:30-7:45 p.m.

All levels Flow Yoga. Drop-ins $12 or 4-class card for $40, 10-class card $90, 12-class card $105. Call 441-6653. A Chakra Yoga Workshop will be held Saturday, July 23 from 2-4 p.m. The cost is $20. Pre-registration is requried by July 22. Register and pay online at www.savannahyoga.com.

meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Mark at 441-4407.

Fans are being made available free of charge to those 55 and older and living at or below an annual income level of $11,000 who have no method of cooling their home. Apply in person at Senior Citizens, Inc., 3025 Bull St. between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. To donate to the program, call 236-0363.

Tai Chi Classes

Eight classes are $80 and the first class is free. Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Unitarian Church on Habersham. Call 238-1785.

are offered Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Four sessions are $30 or eight sessions are $50. Call 819-6463.

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The Jewish Education Alliance will offer the following health and fitness classes: Yoga- Join Amy Levy at 9:45 am on Friday’s for yoga. Fee is $35 per month, Water Aerobics, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10:30 am. Fee is $42 a month for up to 16 sessions, Step Aerobics will be offered at the JEA on Thursday’s at 6:15 am.

Cost is $35 per month. Call Drew Edmonds at 355-8111.

Ladies Living Smart fitness club provides nutritional education and exercise to encourage lifestyle changes at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. at 5:30 p.m. Call 447-6605.

Lose Weight like Marc Merlis on Dateline. Safe, effective, reasonable cost. Researchers at the University of Connecticut found that people who used hypnosis lost 60 percent more weight than any other method. Call the Alpha Institute, 201-0071.

Muscle Quest Sports nutrition center offers free body fat testing and nutritional counseling. Call 2324784.

Pilates Classes are offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing, Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Four sessions are $30, eight sessions are $50. Pre-register by calling 8196463.

The City of Savannah, Leisure Services, Recreation Services Department, offers a yoga class on Saturday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Windsor Forest Center, 414 Briarcliff Circle. The fee is $10 per month for ages 14 and over. Call 921-2105 or 651-3650.

The Yoga Room Hatha Flow Level I Thursday from 10-11:30 a.m. and Friday 6-7:30 p.m., Hatha Flow Level II Tuesday 6-7:30 p.m. and Sunday 5-6:30 p.m., Open Flow Monday from 6:30-8 p.m., Power Yoga Saturday 9-10 a.m. and Thursday 6:30-7:30 p.m., Mommy and Me Yoga on Monday 4-5 p.m. and Wednesday 46 p.m. and Baby and Mommy Yoga -- call for the schedule. 115 Charlotte Rd., Whitemarsh Center. Drop-ins $12 or $75 for eight classes Call 898-0361.

Yogalates Classes are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler for WellBeing on Thursdays from 5:45-6:45 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. The cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for eight sessions.

Call 819-6463.

Girls eat and socialize. Meets the 3rd Saturday of each month. 236-CITY.

Lesbian Therapy Group Share your thoughts, feelings and concerns in a safe, confidential environment that is facilitated by a licensed therapist the second and fourth Friday at 7 p.m. Spaces are limited. Call 352-2611.

Savannah Gay Business Guild meets the second Tuesday at 7 p.m. to offer a networking service of gay and gay friendly businesses, organizations and individuals.

For information, contact Kevyn Withers at kevyn@kevynwithers.com.

Savannah Stonewall Democrats An organization of GLBT Democrats promoting gay-friendly policies within the local Democratic party and working to elect gayfriendly Democrats to public office. Call 2399545.

Standout is First City’s gay youth support group.

Meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the FCN Headquarters, 307 E. Harris St., 3rd floor.

Call 657-1966.

What Makes A Family is a children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 3522611.

Health Community HealthCare Center provides free health care for those patients who live in Chatham County, are under 65, who do not have primary medical coverage, and who do not exceed certain financial thresholds. The Center is located at 310 Eisenhower Drive Medical Center. Call for an appointment at 692-1451.

Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc.

Gay & Lesbian

offers free blood pressure checks Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1900 Abercorn St. Call 232-6624.

Alpha Financial Management seminars

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A series of free seminars specifically designed for the LGBT community will be held. Attendees will learn about the tools needed to increase their wealth, protect their assets, take actions that are congruent with their own values, and to build a sense of financial and emotional security in life. For information, call 353-9343.

The St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St., will present a Wisdom & Gathering Session on June 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. To make a reservation, call 447-6605.

First City Network Board Meeting Meets the first Monday at 6 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 3rd floor. 236-2489.

First City Network Community Center and Library The FCN Community Center & Library is open Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Visitors are welcome to check out gay/lesbian books and obtain information on “Gay Savannah” businesses and happenings. www.firstcitynetwork.com. 236-CITY

First City Network’s Workforce project offers assistance to youth and young adults who need and want a job or a better job. Call 236-2489 or send e-mail to bwooten@comcast.net.

Friends & Company bowling league meets Sundays at 5:30 p.m. at AMF Victory Lanes, 2055 E. Victory Dr. 354-5710.

Dual Recovery Anonymous This 12-step program addresses all addictions and mental health recovery. Persons who are recovering from an addiction and a mental health problem can send e-mail to katkope@netscape.com for information.

Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings are conducted at three locations within St. Joseph’s/Candler. From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:15-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, checks will be offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 to make an appointment. Checks are offered every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appointment is necessary. Checks will be offered Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578.

Free hearing & speech screening Every Thursday morning from 9 a.m.-12 noon at the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601.

Free Skin Cancer Screening will be offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler on June 25 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the West Chatham YMCA in the Health Connection office. To register, call 819-3368.

Gastric Bypass Surgery Session Memorial Health Bariatrics presents free informational sessions every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Medical Education Auditorium with Dr. John Angstadt and other staff members, who discuss obesity and the surgical process. Free. Call 350-DIET or visit bariatrics.memorialhealth.com.

Got a drug problem? Need help?

Call the Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at 1800-334-3322.

HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training My Brothaz Home, Inc., a local nonprofit HIV/AIDS organization, offers free HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training, risk reduction counseling and prevention case management to individual males and groups of males. Upon completion of the training, a monetary incentive and educational materials will be given to each participant. Call 2318727.

Keeping at risk individuals healthy A Union Mission Inc. program that provides HIV/AIDS education and outreach through the use of free workshops, seminars and peer education. Free needleless testing is provided. Services are free to churches, clubs and shelters. Contact DaVena Jordan at 231-0123 or send e-mail to djordan@unionmission.org.

La Leche League Are you breastfeeding or planning to?

Information, education, encouragement and support are available free of charge to all women who are interested in breastfeeding through monthly meetings and over the telephone from La Leche League of Savannah.

Call the LLL of Savannah Help Line at 8979261. All series meetings are held in the Candler Professional Building, 5354 Reynolds St, Room 508A.

Mammograms St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit. Mammograms will be performed June 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Isle of Hope. For appointments, call 354-9357.

March of Dimes The March of Dimes offers valuable information for women. www.modimes.org or 1888-MODIMES. 354-5900.

Massage by Certified Massage Practitioner at your home, business or hotel in the Savannah and Richmond Hill area. He comes to you. Offers therapeutic and relaxing massage, Swedish massage, deep muscle, reflexology and energy balance. Pain treatment, cellulite reduction, long established business. Specials for women or couples. Gift certificates available. Call 8561534.

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Classes are offered Saturdays from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Unity Church, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Drop-in rate is $10 adults and $8 for students or 10 classes for $80, $70 for students. All experience levels are welcome.

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The Jewish Educational Alliance is offering aquatics classes. Call Shannon at 748-2393.

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at 301 E. 38th St. offers Yoga, Pilates and Ayurveda classes seven days a week. Private lessons are available. On Monday, Lunchtime Yoga is at noon, Novice Yoga is at 5:20 p.m. and Pilates is at 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, Sunrise Yoga is held at 6:30 a.m., Yogalates at 10:30 a.m. and All Level Iyengar Yoga from 6-7:30 p.m. On Thursday, Sunrise Yoga is at 6:30 a.m., Yogalates is at 10:30 a.m. and Level I & II Iyengar Yoga is from 6-7:30 p.m.

On Friday, Yoga Stretch is held at 10:30 a.m.

On Saturday and Sunday, All Level Yoga is held from 9-10:30 a.m. Call Darlene at 4479642 or send e-mail to yoga4u@bellsouth.net..

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Memorial Health blood pressure check

Memorial Health Joint Replacement Lecture

are offered free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 3507587.

This free orthopedic lecture series is held the third Tuesday of each month from 6:157:30 p.m. in the Medical Education Auditorium at Memorial Health to educate the community about the risk factors of arthritis, the prevention of arthritis and medical and surgical joint replacement. To register, call 350-3603.

Memorial Health Child Safety Seat Checks Certified car seat inspection technicians will check your child’s car seat to make sure it is property installed every Wednesday in September from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at MedStarOne at Memorial Health. Call Lahoma Thurman at 658-6430.

Memorial Health CPR training FitnessOne provides American Heart Association courses each month to certify individuals in infant, child and adult CPR. The cost is $30. Call 350-4030 or visit www.memorialhealth.com.

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are offered free to the public every Tuesday from 5:30-6 p.m. on the third floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine.

Memorial Health heart risk assessment is held once a month at FitnessOne. The appointment takes about 40 minutes and the cost is $50. Call Midge at 350-4042.

Memorial Health SET Focus Group This is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents/caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. Call Donna at 350-5616 or Saundra at 350-3396.

The Midwife Group The Midwife Group/Family Health & Birth Center is offering a free program to women at any stage of pregnancy that includes free information on pregnancy, birth and parenting, an opportunity to talk to other pregnant women and information on a certified nurse midwife-assisted birth, whether at a birth center or area hospital. Call 8264155.

tions. The clinic meets Thursdays by appointment. Call 352-2032.

The Quit Line

Boat owners, photographers and other volunteers are needed to help conduct scientific research which will take place one weekend during the months of January, April, July and October. Must be at least 18 years old. Call 232-6572 or visit www.TheDolphinProject.org.

Sankofa Counseling Center

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offers specialized therapy groups, individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy and training and retreats. There is a sliding fee scale and a $25 fee per group. Located at 8111 Waters Ave. Call 352-2611.

Ten weeks of day camp will be held June through August, Monday through Friday, at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center. The camps are for ages 3 through age 12. There are 3-day camps and 5-day camps, focusing on a range of topics. For information, call Education Coordinator Carol Davies at 7865917, send e-mail to cdavies@tybeemsc.org or visit www.tybeemsc.org.

Senior companions needed

will make available power (electric) wheelchairs to non-ambulatory senior citizens (65 and over) usually at no out-of-pocket expense. This service also may be available to the permanently disabled of any age. Call 1-800-749-8778 or visit the Web site at www.durablemedical.com.

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sponsors a lecture every Thursday at 6 p.m. titled “The Essence of Chiropractic for the 21st Century.” Call 356-5887.

Researchers at the University of Iowa combined 600 studies covering 72,000 people and found that hypnosis is the most effective way to stop smoking. For more info, call the Alpha Institute, 201-0071.

Open Meditation is offered at The Chopra Center at Memorial Health. Visit chopra.memorialhealth.com or call 350-2467.

Planned Parenthood Hotline First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services, women’s shelters, sexual assault services, crisis information, birth control, S.T.D.s, pregnancy options, and more. Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-264-7154.

Project SAVE The Savannah Health Mission, the Georgia Eye Institute and the local chapter of the American Diabetes Association are joining forces to implement Project SAVE, Screening and Vision Education, for people with diabetes. The program provides eye exams, education and care to those who have no health insurance, are unable to pay for care privately and meet certain qualifica-

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a toll-free resource that provides counseling, screening, support and referral services for all Georgia residents 18 or older and concerned parents of adolescents who are using tobacco. Call 1-877-270-STOP. Online information can be found at www.unitegeorgia.com.

Citizens Inc. is seeking Senior Companions -- men and women 60 or older -- to provide care to older adults. Senior Companions receive a small stipend and travel assistance for their duties, which consist of light housekeeping, running errands and providing companionship, as well as other tasks as needed. Applicants must meet program requirements to apply. Call 236-0363, Ext. 120 or 121.

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Wanted: CPR and First Aid Instructors The Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross is looking for smart, motivated people interested in giving back to their community.

Call 651-5371 or send email to daled@savannahredcross.org.

Historic Daily Cannon Firings at Old Fort Jackson Summer kicks off with a blast as the Coastal Heritage Society resumes daily cannon firings at Old Fort Jackson. Uniformed soldiers will fire the fort’s reproduction Civil War mountain howitzer. The explosions will echo on the Savannah River every day through Aug. 15 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., with an extra firing Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m.

Regular admission is charged. For information, call 232-3945.

Take a walk on the wild side at the Oatland Island Education Center. The “Native Animal Nature Trail” features a variety of live animals and landscapes and winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats. Located 5 miles east of downtown off the Islands Expressway. M-F:9 a.m.-4 p.m. and most Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $3 per person for everyone over 4. 898-3980 or visit www.oatlandisland.org.

Tybee Island Marine Science Center Visit the center to discover the Georgia coast. The exhibits and aquariums are home to more than 100 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians, corals and other interesting sea creatures. Beach Discovery Walks are offered Fridays and Saturdays at 2 p.m. Call 786-5917 for information about current programs. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children 3-16. The center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Tuesdays when it is open 9 a.m. to noon.

Visit a Rookery Join a Wilderness Southeast birding guide at the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge to witness the amazing spectacle of communal nesting of thousands of herons, egrets, ibis and wood storks. Meet at the refuge entrance on Saturday, June 18 at 4 p.m. The tour will last two hours. $10 per person.

Limit 15 people. Reservations are required.

Call 897-5108.

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A storyboard exhibit by Nigel Law looks at love, life and the damaging effects of UV. See it in May to mark the opening of HalfMoon Outfitters at 15 E. Broughton St. For information, call Savannah Canoe and Kayak at 341-9502 or visit www.savannahcanoeandkayak.com.

discusses thought-provoking literature with a different theme monthly the second Monday at 7 p.m. at the Islands Branch Library, 125 Wilmington Island Rd. 897-6233.

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An open book discussion the fourth Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Barnes & Noble.

Participants can talk about any book.

Do church in a casual and relaxed setting on Saturday nights. Fellowship begins at 6 p.m., praise and worship at 6:30 p.m. in the BSU building on Abercorn between the Publix Shopping Center and the Armstrong campus. Call 596-4077.

In honor of World Oceans Day, NOAA’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary and Clean Coast is sponsoring a clean-up to keep debris and trash out of the marine and coastal environment. On June 18, Clean Coast will transport volunteers to Ossabaw Island State Heritage Preserve for a beach trash pick up. For information, call 598-2345 or 239-9663.

Moondance Center Book Club

Faith Academy of Christian Teaching

Explore and discuss a new spiritually based book each month the third Monday of the month from 7-8 p.m. in Moondance Center.

236-9003. www.moondancecenter.com.

Prayer: Does God Listen? is the topic of discussion for the spring quarter of FACT, an adult academy at Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway.

Dr. John Law will lead the class that will be held in the church sanctuary each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Call 598-0151.

Readings & Signings

Reader’s theater meeting

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Page turners book group meets monthly to get the scoop on what other adults are reading at the Ogeechee Branch Library, 1820 Ogeechee Rd. Call 2321339. every other Thursday from 4-5:30 p.m. at the South Effingham Library in Rincon. This performance group is a free program for middle and high school students. Call Linda Bridges, children’s coordinator at 826-2222.

Tea time at Ola’s

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

Tongues of Fire: erotic poetry

meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the center, 1910 Abercorn St. 447-6605.

will be held the third Monday of each month from 8-11 p.m. at 800 E. Derenne Ave. Poets should stop by by 7 p.m. The fee is $5 general admission and $2 for poets. All are welcome regardless of race, sexual orientation or class. For directions, call 354-1678 or 352-2134.

Hannah Savannah’s Favorite Tales The third addition to The Hannah Savannah Series for Children by Pamela Munson Steadman is now available in bookstores and gift shops. The author will be signing books at various places around Savannah for the next few months. The author is available for speaking engagements and school presentations. Call 233-1006.

Haunted Savannah book signing James Caskey, author of Haunted Savannah: The Official Guidebook to Savannah Haunted History Tour, will be signing books Friday, June 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Beans on Bay Cofofee Shop at 126 W. Bay St. on Upper Factor’s Walk.

Inspirational book club Wesley Community Centers offers weekly book discussions of life situations and complexities every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at 1601 Drayton St. All women and teen-aged girls are invited to attend. Stop by the center or call 447-5711.

Religious & Spiritual Chanted Office of Compline The Service of Compline, “Saying good night to God,” is chanted Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. by the Compline Choir of Christ Church Savannah (Episcopal), located on Johnson Square.

Christian Businessmen’s Committee meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Peggy Lynn’s Country Cooking, 3718 Ogeechee Rd. Call 964-4297.

Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans The CUUPS group meets the fourth Saturday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, on Habersham at East Harris and East Macon streets on Troup Square. Come explore an earth-centered and

Learn how to access your inner peace through weekly guided meditations every Sunday at 10 a.m. at Moondance Center in City Market. 236-9003. www.moondancecenter.com.

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) meet Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President St., Savannah. Call Janet Pence at 652-3496.

Mindfulness Meditation meets Sundays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, on Habersham Street at East Harris and East Macon Streets, on Troup Square. Please arrive and be seated no later than 9:25 a.m.

Sitting and walking meditation and Dharma talk or reading. All practices are welcome.

Newcomers should contact Cindy Beach, lay ordained Soto Zen Buddhist, at 429-7265 for sitting instruction.

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Simplicity as a Spiritual Practice is a series presented by Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church, 143 Houston St. Services begin at 10 a.m. All are welcome. For information, call Chris Neal at 233-6284 or craftsneal@aol.com. UUBC Church welcomes all those interested in a liberal religious faith tradition. Coffee and refreshments accompany the discussion that follows each sermon.

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church During the month of June, church services will focus on poverty, homelessness, interfaith hospitality and eugenics. On June 26, Laura Webb, Vice President of Community Involvement at Union Mission, Inc., will present Homelessness 101. The church is located at the corner of Houston and Oglethorpe streets. Services begain at 10

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a.m. Call 233-6284 or send e-mail to crafsneal@aol.com.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah Where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. On Sunday, June 26 at 11 a.m., Judy Dinehart will deliver the sermon Agent of Change. Services are held Sundays at 11 a.m. at the church on Habersham at East Harris and East Macon streets facing Troup Square. For more information, call Cleveland Beach, 429-7264, or send e-mail to uusav@aol.com or visit www.jinglebellchurch.com. The Uncommon Denomination.

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invites you to its morning worship at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday followed by Sunday morning worship fellowship at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. Wildwood UMC is located at 4912 Garrard Ave. east of the south end of the Chatham Parkway.

Woodlawn United Methodist Church Sunday school is at 9:45, worship at 10:50 a.m. and 6 p.m. 2502 Highway 80, Garden City.

Women’s Bible Study at the Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers. Call 447-5711 or stop by 1601 Drayton Street.

Sports & Games Savannah Masters Adult Swimming is available at the Chatham County Aquatic Center, 7240 Sallie Mood Dr., next to Lake Mayer. Levels are Beginner, Fitness, Triathlete and Competitive. Times are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5:306:45 a.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6-7:15 p.m. and Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. For information, call Scott Rabalais at 927-7016 or visit www.savannahmasters.com.

Savannah Shamrocks women’s rugby team Practices are every Monday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Forsyth Park near the tennis courts. Call 404-449-5875 or send e-mail to savannahrugby@yahoo.com.

Wheelchair Basketball BlazeSports Club of Savannah, a program of The Rehabilitative Institute at Memorial Health Medical Center, sponsors wheelchair basketball. Practices are held each Monday.

Beginners and intermediate players practice from 6-7 p.m. Advanced players practice from 7-8 p.m. Basketballs and sports wheelchairs are provided. Call 350-7268.

Support Groups African-American Women Overcoming Depression and Bi-Polar Disease meets the third Thursday of the month at the Bull Street Library. For information, call JoAnne Wright at 236-0027.

Al Anon Family Groups A fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics meets Monday at 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. at 1501 Eisenhower Dr. and Tuesday at 8 p.m. at

Goodwill on Sallie Mood Drive. Call 598-9860 or visit http://all-anonsavannah.freeservers.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous If you or someone you know has a problem with alcohol, call 354-0993.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support Group for caregivers, family members and friends of persons affected by Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementia-causing illnesses meets the first Monday and third Tuesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Room 111 of the Skidaway Island Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway. Visit www.savannahalz.org or call 598-9905 or 5988460.

Alzheimer’s Support Group A monthly support group for families of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia is held the second Thursday at 6 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Amanda Christenson, 236-0363.

Amputee Support Group Open to all patients who have had a limb amputated and their families or caregivers.

Call 355-7778 or 353-9635.

Bariatric/Gastric Bypass Support Group for past and potential obesity surgery patients and their families. For information, call Cheryl Brown at 350-3644.

Better Breathers support group meets quarterly, March 24, June 16, September 15 and December 15, at noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. Contact Tina Nelson at 819-7340 or Cindy Balkstra at 819-8032.

Bipolar Support Group John J. Dunn, Ph.D., is interested in hearing from people who want to participate in a bipolar support group. Call 692-1230 after 6 p.m.

Bulloch County Rape Crisis Hotline The Bulloch County Sexual Assault Task Force has announced a new 24 hour/7 day a week hotline staffed by trained volunteers to aid victims of rape, incest and sexual molestation. The number is 912-531-1771.

CASA Support Group This support group is for parents and extended caregivers whose child or children have been involved with DFCS and/or returned to your custody after being in foster care, or who have been given custody of a family member’s child who has been involved with DFCS and/or has been in foster care.

The group will meet the first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at Youth Futures Family Resource Center at 705 Anderson St. For information, call Madison at CASA at 4478908 or send email to madison@savannahcasa.org.

Cancer support group meets every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon in the board room located on the first floor of St. Joseph’s Hospital. 819-2475.

Celiac Support Group

Gay AA Meeting

for anyone with celiac disease who is allergic to products containing gluten, their family or friends. For information, call 507-2592.

An Alcoholics Anonymous group for gays meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Mark at 233-4255.

Citizens With Retarded Citizens Open to families of children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. Meets monthly at 1211 Eisenhower Drive. 355-7633.

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

HIV/AIDS :living with HIV/AIDS? My Brothaz Home is a support group for men meets every Thursday of the month. Come on out and meet other brothaz. 231-8727.

meets the fourth Saturday of the month from10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Call 352-8383 or 927-8332.

Hope House

Compassionate Friends Support Group

Huntington Disease Support Group

offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. It meets the first Thursday of the month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Candler Heart & Lung Building, Conference Room 2, 5356 Reynolds St. 925-5195.

meets the last Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital, second floor, Room 2. Call Sandra at 9640455.

Depressive/Manic support group

meets the fourth Monday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Women’s Services Conference Room at the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial Health. Call 350-7845.

Open to persons diagnosed with depression.

Meetings are held in classroom B in the Surgery Center Building of Memorial Hospital every Tuesday at 7 p.m. 920-0153 or 927-2064

Diabetes support group meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Health in Conference Room A. Call Robin at 350-3843.

Domestic violence community support group SAFE Shelter provides a domestic violence support group every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building at 325 Bull St. Call Brenda Edwards, 629-8888.

Domestic Violence Hotline The Georgia Human Resources Department and Georgia Coalition on Family Violence, have a new number, 24 hours a day. 1-800-33HAVEN

Eating Disorders Anonymous A 12-step group for people with eating disorders. 843-706-2541.

Fibromyalgia support group meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 8196743.

First line is an after-hours referral and information line to talk confidentially about birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy options. A free service from Planned Parenthood, available nightly from 7 to 11 p.m. at 1-800-264-7154.

Full Circle Grief and Loss Center a program of Hospice Savannah, offers the free counseling services for anyone dealing with loss. Call 355-2289. Grief 101 is a seven week support group for individuals who have suffered a loss by death. Pre-registration required. Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. Grief Support Network is an on-going peer-run support group. Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. Children’s Groups, call for times. Specialty Groups such as Spouse Loss Group and Loss by Suicide Group are offered when needed.

provides supportive housing for single mothers with one child. Please call 236-5310 for information.

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Living without Violence The SAFE Shelter offers free drop-in counseling to anyone who is in an abusive relationship. Meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Education Building at Whitaker & McDonough St. 2349999.

Lupus Encouragement Group A support group that is open to patients with lupus, their family members and friends. 4476605.

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Blood Disorders Support Group meets at Summit Cancer Care, 5400 Sutlive St. in the lobby on the second Thursday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. Call Barbara at 354-6187, Ext. 212 to RSVP.

Memorial Health Diabetes Support Group meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Error Prevention Conference Room. A variety of guests discuss ways to improve health.

Call Glenda at 350-3690.

Memorial Health Pancreatic Cancer Support Group’ For information, call Jennifer Currin at 3503988.

Memorial Health POPPS! Group for children with cancer and their parents and caregivers. Call Donna at 350-5616.

Memorial Health SET Focus SET Focus is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents and caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. It also strives to provide young people with necessary tools to take responsibility for their own health and advocate for themselves as they move from childhood to adulthood. For information, call Saundra at 350-3396.

Mommy and Me: Life With Your Little One is a support group that meets the first Thursday of the month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Candler Professional Building, Room 508A, 5354 Reynolds St. Call 819-6171 for information.

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Multiple Sclerosis support group discusses topics that are relevant to anyone with a debilitating disease every fourth Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. at Montgomery Cross Roads. 355-1523

Muscular Dystrophy support group

Auditorium at Candler. Psychologist Daniel P. Nagelberg will be the guest speaker on June 2. Call l355-6347 or 238-4666. is a fellowship of men and women whose purpose is to help those with sexual addictions. 351-7440.

S-Anon Family Group

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

is open to anyone who has stopped smoking and needs additional support or to those who are considering trying to stop smoking.

Call 819-8032 or 819-3361.

Overcoming the Stigma of Seizure Disorders

is a fellowship for families and friends of sexaholics. For information, call 663-2565.

Smoking Cessation Support Group

Teen Mom Support Program Hope House of Savannah provides support for teenage mothers between the ages of 13 to 19. Moms will participate in Abstinence Education, field trips, tutorial/homework assistance and life skills classes in financial literacy, parenting, nutrition, career and education development. Childcare, snacks and transportation provided. Call 236-5310.

Overeaters Anonymous

Transgender Support Group

A group of people committed to a physical, emotional and spiritual program to consistently improve their lives by working the “12 steps.” Meets every Monday and Thursday at 8:15 p.m. and 10: 30 a.m. on Saturdays at The Recovery Place, 835 E. 65th St. in the lobby. Call 272-8267 or visit www.oa.org.

My Brothaz Home, Inc. is sponsoring this support group. For information, call Lady Maverick or George at 231-8727.

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group The group welcomes anyone suffering with this disorder, and family members or carefibers interested in learning more about it.

For information, call Martyn Hills at 651-4094.

Safe shelter outreach program Providing services for survivors of domestic violence. All services are confidential & free.

691-1911.

St. Joseph’s/Candler Emory transplant support group meets every other month, Jan. 12, March 9, May 11, July 13, Sept. 14 and Nov. 9, in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. On May 11 at 4:30 p.m., Dr. Teresa Schweiger will speak about The Art and Science of Immunosuppression. For information, call Terria Manning at 819-2171 or Karen Traver at 819-8350.

Sarcoidosis support group meets quarterly, March 24, June 16, September 15 and December 15, Noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. 692-2032.

Savannah Chatham Truancy Intervention Project meets the fourth Thursday of each month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 428 Bull St. in the United Way Building. The project can educate you regarding the new truancy law and how it impacts your child.

The Savannah Parkinson’s Support Group meets the first Thursday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Marsh

Victim-Witness assistance program is for families of murder victims. The meetings are at 6 p.m. in the Chatham County Courthouse on Montgomery St. third Thursday of each month. 652-7329

Weight loss support group TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a nonprofit weight loss group provides informative programs & info. Meets every Tuesday. from 6-6:45/6:45-7:45 at the Windsor Forest Community Center. 748-8700.

Wheeze busters is an asthma support group for children that meets in the Rainbow Room at The Children’s Place at Candler Hospital. Call 921-3368.

Women who love too much Do you lose yourself in a relationship? come to our discussion group on Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Call Maureen Wozniak at 3554987.

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As part of its ongoing work with incest survivors, the Rape Crisis Center has built a cinder-block wall where incest survivors can throw plates as an anger management technique. In order to continue, donations of china are needed. Call 233-3000 to make a donation.

Telephone information & referral service that provides expertise and relief to individuals and families in need, with a database of more than 500 agencies and organizations. 6517730.

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meets the fourth Thursday at the Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church at Abercorn and Gordon streets. A free story/coloring book, I’m Feeling Just Ducky!, is available for children to better explain seizure activity.. Call Pam Steadman at 2331006.

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meets Jan. 28, April 19, July 19 and Oct. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. 354-9576. meets the third Sunday from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Sports Education Building, Room 226. 3517035 or 353-7143.

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Hilliards). The Work is for mentally healthy people who are stuck in some area of their lives. 355-4704.

are placed in safe and permanent homes.

Call 447-8908 or send e-mail to infor@savannahcasa.org.

Volunteers

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American Red Cross needs volunteers The Chatham Branch of the Savannah Red Cross needs volunteers. Call Mark Stall at 651-5352 or send e-mail to stallm@savannahredcross.org.

America’s Second Harvest Food Bank needs volunteers to sort, clean, & shelve salvaged foods from reclamation centers where bent cans or crumpled boxes of nutritious food is sent.

Apply as soon as possible. 912-236-6750 ext 109.

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Make a difference in a child’s life. Call Michelle Jones, 652-6710.

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needs volunteers to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties. Call Kathy Newman at 652-3661.

Chatham Truancy Intervention Project TIP matches volunteer attorneys and other professionals with children who have been brought before the court for excessive school absenteeism. They also provide legal representation and other resources to children and their families to prevent school failure. TIP is recruiting professionals in the fields of education, law enforcement and social service. Call 201-2133.

Coastal Pet Rescue Foster parents are needed. Without them, more animals cannot be brought to Coastal Pet Rescue. A volunteer coordinator is needed, as are vet techs with microchipping

experience, Pet Expo volunteers, fundraiser volunteers, a PR/marketing coordinator, a trainer/behaviorist and Adoption Day volunteers. Fill out application at www.coastalpetrescue.org.

Community Cardiovascular Council is looking for medical volunteers to check blood pressures for our walk-ins. Anyone interested in a few hours a week please call Sydney Oetgen at 236-7666.

The Dolphin Project of Georgia needs boat owners, photographers and other volunteers to help conduct scientific research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along the coast of Georgia. You must be at least 18 years old. Call 232-6572 or visit the Web site at www.TheDolphinProject.org.

Faith in Action Multicultural Program of EOA needs volunteers. Your neighbors who are elderly or who have disabilities need your help with everyday activities, simple chores, friendly visits, telephone calls and respite care. Call Linda Fields at 238-2960, Ext. 123.

First Steps at St. Joseph’s/Candler Become a volunteer with First Steps and provide support, education and community resources to help parents of newborns establish healthy and positive relationships with their babies. Call 819-6910.

Fort Pulaski National Monument is seeking volunteers. Greet visitors, maintain trails, catalogue historic photographs and assist in the gift shop and more. Call David Underwood at 786-5787.

Foster families and adoptive families needed in Chatham County. Call 651-5437.

Foster Grandparent Program needs volunteers who are 60 or older to volunteer their time in educational facilities, day care centers and other social service agencies for 20 hours per week, working four or five days per week.

FGP offers a modest stipend and assistance with transportation fee. Call Linda Fields at 234-7842 or 238-2960, Ext. 123. ◗

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Uranus in Pisces transits Retrograde Motion* from June 14 to November 15, 2005. The cashier at the record store, the information desk at the bookstore & the inventory clerk at the T-shirt emporium notice, over time, how the accumulated masses assert themselves as distinct individuals by identifying with, consuming & repeating, an idea. Such employees continually consume & digest all such ideas, as an accumulated catalogue of all ideas available for purchase, much more often than any customer who picks &

ARIES - Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces will bewilder you as you meet individuals whose identity crises stem from psychological confusion rather than worldly experience. Unevolved individuals don’t know where “the self” begins & “the world” ends. Explain how counterproductive it is to one’s peace of mind to engage “the world” in dialogue, “Let it all happen without you.”

TAURUS - If you were a politician, groups of conflicting financial interests & religious beliefs would seek you out to broker a deal. However, as an individual, Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces confirms your observation that people invest too much meaning in what they want. Teach others to reflect upon root assumptions from where divisions in self-interest spring. Be neutral.

GEMINI - Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces encourages you to honor the entire diversity of people with whom you work, just as a school teacher must consider not only the smartest students, but each & every student. Realize that the opinion of the guy who runs the mailroom may, on a given day, be as important to the managing director as the head of sales.

CANCER - Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces urges you to honor unconscious impulses to travel to foreign lands –

chooses that specific mass-produced idea which reflects that customer’s perceived identity. Eventually, certain employees transcend the need to demarcate their personas by purchasing product with which to identify; such sophisticated retail clerks absorb the amalgam of this inventory of consciousness to confirm, to mirror, to provoke, to inform, to negate or to expand the awareness of those “individuals” seeking meaningful interface as they navigate the formless totality of the retail intellectual marketplace.

especially if you consider doing so for “religious” reasons. Your logical brain may be looking for excuses to dismiss such “irrational” desires – but your unconscious now rebels because you allow it to be ruled by your “thought.”

Allow yourself the opportunity to learn by osmosis via direct personal experience.

LIBRA - Remind overeager colleagues & employees, as well as yourself, that hard work may not yield professional promotions. Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces does not deny that everybody will gain valuable experience from their efforts – but everybody may be courting disillusionment & disappointment if they expect more than that. Be realistic.

your self-interest with your personal worldview. Rather than indulge debate, Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces encourages you to make oblique inquiries so as to flesh out such individuals’ own worldviews. Identify the specific mental block that thwarts their enlightenment. Observe. Empathize.

Catalogue.

LEO - Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces now disturbs you as you witness how certain longtime associates have suddenly decided to “change.” Why do those who always tried to “stand out” now try to “fit in”? Why do those who always blend into the background now demand center stage? The truth lies beneath the surface. Envision the whole picture without hunting for that “needle in the haystack.”

SCORPIO - Beware of associates who use their friendship with you as an embellishment to their humdrum life.

Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces signifies that you should already know that you are unique precisely because you have paid the price for such uniqueness. Can others claim the same – or do others seek glamour & attention without any meaningful worldly experience?

AQUARIUS - Because you cannot remove uncertainty from any aspect of your life, Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces logically asserts that you cannot effectively hedge any of your bets. Risk is simply part of the picture; therefore, the central question which you must answer becomes, “What exactly do I want to do?”

VIRGO - Why do other people treat your direct inquiries as rhetorical questions?

Because Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces asserts that you are the expert! Nobody else would inconvenience themselves to find out information that the expert requires – although the expert goes out of their own way for those who don’t know the subject. (Why does the expert do this? Because, unlike the underinformed, the expert does not throw knowledge away.)

SAGITTARIUS - Don’t burden your family with philosophical musings, admonitions emanating from forays into exotic religions or anecdotes about your new friends. Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces denotes that, if you do, you will be misunderstood – which would be your fault alone. After all, why are you trying to assert your newfound “identity” upon those who have known you forever?

PISCES - Individuals who sound so sure of themselves are actually limited & insecure. Uranus in Retrograde in Pisces confirms the validity of your acute interest in those experts who, after extensive questioning, look far away out of the corner of their eye, then assert, “You know, I’m really not sure.” The ken of experience just beyond the expert’s expertise is exactly where you should begin your next quest! ◗

CAPRICORN - So many people who cross your path think they are so much smarter than you because they equate

* Planets either move forward, in which case they orbit in Direct Motion, or move backward, in which case they orbit in Retrograde Motion. Planets in Direct Motion seek to make progress, while Planets in Retrograde Motion seek to redress past imbalances.

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501 EAST MCDONOUGH STREET UPPER B 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment, living room, kitchen, pets ok. $675/mo.

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301 TATTNALL Large 1 bedroom apartment, 1 bath, walk in closet, living room, kitchen, washer/dryer. $600/mo 614 EAST DUFFY STREET Renovated deluxe 1870's Railroad Cottage. 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo, 1 bath with Jacuzzi tub 1 with claw foot tub, living room, porch, off street parking, IKEA kitchen with brand new appliances, washer/dryer. $875/mo.

445 JEFFERSON STREET 2 bedrooms, 1 bath apartment, furnished kitchen with dishwasher, built-in microwave, laundry room, stack washer and dryer, total electric. No pets. Available Mid June. $825/mo.

508 EAST PARK AVENUE Lower apartment. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, renovated apartment. Open living room, dining room area, stack washer and dryer, back deck, off street parking. $900/mo.

302 ALICE STREET 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, kitchen with dishwasher and built-in microwave, living room, stack washer and dryer, total electric. No pets. Available mid Sept. $850/mo.

1312 LINCOLN STREET 3 story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, living room, alarm system, washer and dryer. $950/mo.

202 A EAST GASTON STREET 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment in great location, living room, kitchen, wood floors, includes water. Available mid June. $850/mo.

3602 MONTGOMERY STREET Renovated 2 bedroom, 1 bath duplex, central heat and air, washer and dryer connections, all new appliances, carpet with off street parking. $750/mo. (SCAD Students $650/mo.)

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810 Maupas Ave. Baldwin Park at its best! Pride of ownership shows in this 3 bedroom, 2 baths home. This home has been completely renovated and offers many extras. An awesome kitchen with an island and maple countertops, living room with a wood burning fireplace, hardwood floors, brick construction, metal roof and a 1 car garage with ample off street parking. You will truly want to call this home. Offered at $235,000.

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Before you go to settlement on a new home, you and your builder will "walk through" the house to conduct a final inspection. The walk-through provides an opportunity for you to learn how your new home works and to spot items that need to be corrected or adjusted.

Often, a builder will use the walk-through to inform buyers about: • The operation of the house's components.

• The buyer's responsibilities for maintenance and upkeep.

• Warranty coverage and procedures.

• The larger community in which the home is located.

When you buy a new appliance or piece of equipment, such as a washing machine, you usually have to read the instructions before you can understand how to use all of the features. With a new house, you will be receiving a stack of instruction booklets all at once. It helps if someone can take the time to show you how to operate all of the kitchen appliances, the heating and cooling systems, the water heater, and other features in the home. Such an orientation is particularly useful considering that when moving into a new home, people often are so busy that they have trouble finding time to read instruction booklets.

Many builders schedule two visits during the first year -- one near the beginning and the other near the end -- to make necessary adjustments and to perform work of a non-emergency nature. You should not expect a builder to rush out immediately for a problem such as a nail pop in your drywall. Such problems occur because of the natural settling of the house and are best addressed in one visit near the end of the first year.

Learning about maintenance and upkeep responsibilities is very important. Most new homes come with a one-year warranty on workmanship and materials. However, such warranties do not cover problems that develop because of failure to perform required maintenance. Many builders provide a booklet explaining common upkeep responsibilities and how to perform them.

It is important that you be very thorough and observant during the walk-through.

Carefully examine all surfaces of counters, fixtures, floors and walls for possible damage. Sometimes, disputes arise because a buyer may discover a gouge in a counter top after move-in, and there is no way to prove whether it was caused by the builder's workers or the buyer's movers.

Should a warranted problem arise after you move in, the builder is likely to have a set of warranty service procedures to follow. Except in emergencies, requests for service should be in writing. This is not because the builder is trying to be bureaucratic.

Rather, it is to ensure that everyone clearly understands the service to be performed.

The person receiving a service request is not likely to be the person performing the work, and you don't want to rely on word of mouth for transmission of your service order.

Many builders ask their buyers to sign a form at the walk-through stating that all surfaces have been inspected and that there was no damage other than what has been noted on the walk-through checklist. Ask a lot of questions during the walk-through and take notes on the answers.

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If you have moved to a new home from a nearby area, you probably will not spend much time at the walk-through talking about the larger community in which the home is located. However, if you are moving to a new community, a builder can often provide a packet of material to help you become acclimated.

With respect to inspecting the house, an effective way to handle this is with a checklist. The list should include everything that needs attention, and you and your builder should agree to a timetable for repairs.

Builders prefer to remedy problems before you move in, because it is easier for them to work in an empty house. Some items may have to be corrected after move-in. For instance, if your walk-through is in the winter, your builder may have to delay landscaping adjustments until spring.

Never be afraid to appear stupid by asking too many questions. That is how you learn.

It is important to view the walk-through as a positive learning experience that will enhance your enjoyment of your home.

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Rising tuition, a sluggish job market, and the high cost of rent are the major reasons that adult children are moving back or staying at home. Consider that in cities like Los Angeles, Atlanta and Boston, it is common for rent for a one-bedroom apartment to exceed $1,000 a month!

Instead of sharing a place with ten roommates, kids are opting to stay with their folks and save money for down payment on their own home. This presents a wonderful opportunity for parents to foster their children’s financial security and responsibility.

Parents might consider buying a property where their child attends college or university, building equity until graduation. Then you have some choices. Keep it and gain income from renting it (although you’ll probably have to hire a maintenance person). Or sell it, likely at a profit.

Or maybe your son or daughter will want to stay.

If you’re looking at new houses and anticipating an adult child living at home, look for amenities like ample parking, guest suites (remember when they were “motherin-law suites”?), or a guesthouse. Today’s real estate market offers many options to accommodate this recent trend toward “boomerang” kids.

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N continued from page 43 150 Hood Loop Rd $69,000 Come to the Country! 3 bedrooms, 2 bath mobile home on 1.79 acres. Lots of room to roam and play. All appliances included with private well and fenced yard area. Great schools and low taxes!

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150 Hood Loop Road $69,000 Country living at its best! Well kept 3BR/2B dblwide on 1.79 acres. Room for building and roaming, with 3 storage buildings and a workshop. Land backs up to woods, partially fenced yard. Close to I-16 w/great school district. Call Belinda Davis @ 429-9599 for your showing today!!

124 Preakness Point $95,000 This secluded 5.63 acres with 4 bedrooms, 2 bath is quietly tucked away in Guyton. Separate living/dining room. Large master bath features double vanity w/separate shower. Call Sherrene Sears at 844-3941.

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628 Seiler Ave. $110,000.

Cute bungelow with 2 bedrooms, finished basement with spiral stairs, cute up to date kitchen, beadboard ever ywhere, and fenced yard!!!! All appliances included.

Rhondda @ Mopper Stapen. 912 507-9800 or rhonddane@comcast.net

HISTORIC DISTRICT townhome B&B OR RENTAL located on Huntingdon Lane, near stores, shopping and walking distance to most ever ything. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths with cable tv, fully stocked kitchen, washer, dryer and all that you need is there! $110 per night with 2 night min. plus $75 for the maid when you leave. $100 refundable deposit/ Rates slightly higher during holidays.

Rhonddane@comcast.net or 912 5079800. Will consider month to month rental.

No pets

Dianne Kessler

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85 Knollwood Lane $99,500 Perfect 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Townhome convenient to everything.

More space than single family home. HOA takes care of outside, your take care of the inside. Perfect for student investor/first time home buyer. Call TriCounty GMAC Real Estate at 351-9737

328 Price Street $255,000.

Townhouse with fenced courtyard, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 4 fireplaces, Hartpine floors throughout, hi ceilings, all aplliances included.

This historic home is located between Harris and Macon St. Rhondda @ Mopper Stapen Realtors 912 507-9800 or rhonddane@comcast.net

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2031 New Mexico $83,500 New carpet and paint.

3 bedrooms, 1 bath home w/laundry room, dining room. Central heating and air. Detached electric garage. Sold As-Is. Big House, Little Price for Quick Sale! Call TriCounty GMAC Real Estate at 351-9737

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This 3 bedroom 2 bath home is located in Beautiful Bridgewater.

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Won't last long! 4 Bedrooms/3 full baths.

Home backs up to lagoon and is in move in condition.

Great Room, eat in kitchen and sliding glass doors leading to back yard lagoon view.H-4210 $162,900. Call LaTrelle @ 658-7777

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When you travel for work as much as I do, living just a couple of minutes from the interstates and the Savannah International Airport is a big advantage. Everything we need on a daily basis is just a short drive... restaurants, shopping, banking, plus the outlet malls on Hilton Head Island.

Close to shopping, restaurants & exceptional schools (both public and private) " Near I-95, I-16, The Savannah International Airport, Gulfstream & JCB % Just a short drive from downtown Savannah

Value • Choices • Amenities • Quality • Location 912-450-3131 306 Godley Station Boulevard, Savannah

I-95 to Exit 104 (Savannah International Airport exit). Go west approximately 1/4 mile to Godley Station entrance on right.

“THE BUILDERS WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, HANDICAP, OR FAMILIAL STATUS.”

Investors/First Time Home Buyers 3 bedrooms/1 bath in Desirable neighborhood. Eat in kitchen, separate Dining room, outside storage building and carpor t.

Owner is a licensed Real Estate Broker. H4201 Call LaTrelle @ 658-7777 $87,900 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550

Beautiful private yard, gazebo, hot tub and pond. 3 bedrm/2 baths on main floor.

Guest suite upstairs includes bedroom, den, and full bath. Eat in kitchen, Paladium window in separate D.R., and french door leading to back yard. All in sought af ter Georgetown elementary school district.

H-4202 Call LaTrelle @ 658-7777

Pevey Charming, comfortable, and cozy 3 bed 2 bath home. Offers a country kitchen, hardwood floors, boat shed, 2128 sq. ft, access to boat dock, near the water, and corner lot. Call LaTrelle ERA Adams-Pevey Realty, 658-7777 H-3919. $275,000.

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Black Creek Golf Community. 3 bed/2 bath, split bedroom plan, marble entrance foyer, fireplace, formal dining and eat in kitchen.

Over 2000 sq. ft. of living area including sunroom. Backs up to 17th fairway. All for only $209,900.

H-4146. Call LaTrelle @ 658-7777. ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550

1992 Fleetwood manufactured 3 bed 2 bath home situated beautifully on 6.96 acres 2 of which are fenced in great for your animals!

Landscaped yard with complete sprinkler system. Workshed 20x20 w/concrete floor, and 40x40 carport. All this for only $92,900. Call LaTrelle 658-7777. H4104 ERA AdamsPevey Realty 826-2550

4 bedroom 2 bath manufactured home situated on 5 acres in Bryan County. Workshop with lean to, Master bedroom & bath secluded from the other bedrooms, has separate shower, garden tub, & double vanities.

Deep well and great yard LaTrelle 658-7777, ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550 H-4119 $95,900

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1 514-516 E. Bolton St. $399,000 Pretty Street, Great Income!

Victorian quadplex w/ 4000sf rents for $2300/month, & a little TLC could bring in even more. Or renovate & flip as 2 singlefamilies & develop side lot for hefty return! Offered at $399,000. Katherine W. Oxnard, MopperStapen, Realtors. (912) 704-3545/238-0874. katherine@mopperstapen.com More info at www.mopperstapen.com.

544 E. Waldburg St. $219,000 Large Lot, Great "Bones"!

Single family w/ 2000sf, beautiful mantels, floors sits on a large subdividable double lot--many options for creative investor. Potential deal w/1005 E. Waldburg.

Sold "as-is." Offered at $219,000 Katherine W. Oxnard, MopperStapen, Realtors. (912) 704-3545/238-0874. katherine@mopperstapen.com More info at www.mopperstapen.com.

17 East Jones Street $1,950,000.

Updated Historic Beauty Stunning single family with nearly 5000sf can also be five separate rental units. All 4 floors & carriage house metered separately & new systems.

Original floors, mouldings, mantels & courtyard--exquisite!

Offered at $1,950,000.

Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors. (912) 7043545/238-0874. katherine@mopperstapen.com More info at www.mopperstapen.com.

1005 East Waldburg Street $149,000 Duplex Potential Renovate this 2500sf Edwardian gem in the East. Victorian Dist. as lovely single family or lucrative duplex. Potential deal w/544 E. Waldburg. Sold "as-is."

Offered at $149,000.

Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors. (912) 7043545/238-0874. katherine@mopperstapen.com More info at www.mopperstapen.com.

Liberty Deli (Business Only) $150,000.

Hottest Lunch Spot in Town!

Thriving restaurant in high-traffic Drayton Towers comes with equipment (incl. ventless hood), furniture & 3 yrs. left on 5-yr. lease w/option for 3 more. Upcoming luxury condos upstairs mean get in now and watch your business grow! BY APPT. ONLY. Offered at $150,000.

Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors, (912) 7043545/238-0874. katherine@mopperstapen.com More info at www.mopperstapen.com.

Commercial Property Liberty Deli (Business Only) 238 Drayton Street $150,000 Own the hottest lunch spot in town! Thriving restaurant in high-traffic Drayton Towers comes with equipment (incl. ventless hood), furniture & 3 yrs. left on 5-yr. lease w/option for 3 more. Upcoming luxury condos upstairs mean get in now and watch your business grow! BY APPT. ONLY. Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors, (912) 704-3545/ 238-0874, katherine @mopper-stapen.com

DOWNTOWN RETAIL Excellent opportunity to own a successful business. Located in the heart of the business district. Selling on consignment. $40,000 takes all.

Tom Colasanto 912-272-6557 Mopper Stapen, Realtors

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319 E. Waldburg St. Great location near Forsyth Park, SCAD, & Kroger. Newly renovated duplex, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, LR, Large kitchen, washer/dryer, H/W floors, Cen H/A, 2 F/P, courtyard, and Of fstreet parking. $1200.00 Contact: 912-220-1020 Unfurnished Home for rent in Ardsley, 3 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bathroom, pool, deck, central heat & air,alarm system, carport and fireplace. $1500 1-2 year lease. Available May 10th. Call Dr. Boyd 236 3660

2BR/1BA, CH/A, washer/dryer, hardwood floors, high ceilings,corner of Drayton and Anderson, available now, Pets OK. $700.00 (484-3986) 4BR/2BA, CH/A, washer/dryer on site, hardwood floors, high ceilings next to downtown Kroger, Available Now. Pets OK. $800.00 (484-3986)

110 NEVA Available July 1st 3-bedroom, 2-bath home w/garage, fenced yard, CHA, W/D connections.

Excellent location off LaRoche Ave. $950/month $950/security. No pets.

1-800-579-1923.

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Roommates Wanted .ROOMMATE WANTED -2 Bedroom / 1 bath / full kitchen/ livingroom / diningroom /washer& dryer / garage /fenced yard / off street parking.

Great neighborhood, Great location Historic Baldwin Park ( Near Abercorn & Victory ) $500.00 a month + deposit Utilities included CALL JOHN @ 912-247-0877 116 E. Bolton St. Roommate wanted to share 2 BR, 2 BA Victorian apartment on Forsyth Park.

Water, cable and wireless DSL included.Professional or graduate student preferred. $650/mo.

Call (912) 661-1444 or e-mail fcburruss@aol.com.

3 FEMALE ROOMMATES Needed large, new house. Private bedroom & bath.

Gourmet Kitchen, marsh front, river view, gated community, community dock, washer/dryer. Available July 1st. $500/month.

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Godley Park 3 bedroom, 2 bath, detached 2-car garage, dining room, washer/dryer, gated community. Amenities include pool, fitness center, park. Lawn care provided. Easy access to I-95, minutes to Southside and Gulfstream. No pets!

Two homes, $1300/month each.

Victorian District 2 and 3 Bedroom Apts.

Completed Renovated. Central Heat & Air, Small pets allowed.

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Call 441-2343 for an Appt.

123 E. 40th St. Newly renovated duplex, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, LR, Large kitchen, washer/dryer, H/W floors, Cen H/A, 2 F/P, Large courtyard & deck $1000/month Contact: 912-484-5181 or 912-220-1020

LUXURY 1 BEDROOM Apartment in a Queen Anne Victorian house, central heat and air, washer, dryer, hardwood floors, fireplaces, water included. $675 month.

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3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1-car garage, Washer/Dryer connections, Excellent schools. Large lots.

Two homes @ $875/month/each.

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Pets welcome with pet deposit. $550-$900 per month.

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NEW CONSTRUCTION AVAILABLE NOW Shadowbrook Subdivision Near Rincon

Beautiful House!

House or Rooms for Rent! Historic District 4-5 Large Bedrooms, Hardwood Floors, W/D. All New Appliances. Large Front and Back Yard, Second Floor Rear Deck.

Security System and Privacy Fence. Must See. Call 748-6063 or 604-8912

administrative assistant and a support network.

The International Center for Leadership and Coaching has all these. Call Dr. Boyd 236-3660 301-303 East Henry Street Near SCAD, great location. Recently renovated with off-street parking.

Two Units Available 2 bedroom, 1 bath.

Laundry area with washer/dryer, large living room and eat-in kitchen.

875/month 2 bedroom, 1 bath with bonus room and closet. Laundry area with washer/dryer connection. living room with eat-in kitchen . $950/month.

Brockington Square Nice Condo, 2-bedroom, 2-bath, all appliances including Washer/Dryer. Gated community off Tibet Ave., near Armstrong. $775/month Call CML Holdings LLC 912-355-0286 or 912604-3285.

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